The new superstar pattern is to purchase a decrease league workforce with Premier League aspirations.
After three promotions in a row, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham might be taking part in championship soccer subsequent season, only one tier away from the EPL.
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Becoming a member of Wrexham within the Championship are Tom Brady’s Birmingham Metropolis who secured the League One title with a file variety of factors.
Not content material together with his stake in Inter Miami, David Beckham has now joined a consortium, alongside former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville that has taken over League Two aspect, Salford Metropolis – a membership that geographically is within the Higher Manchester space.
“Class of ’92” Manchester United gamers Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Phil Neville had been previously co-owners however have bought their respective 10% shares.
Like Reynolds and Brady, the aspirations are excessive. “I all the time dream large so I’m all the time going to need us to get to the top of soccer and be within the Premier League,” stated Beckham. “However there’s lots of arduous work and lots of funding to be carried out up till that time.”
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A Salford assertion stated: “The acquisition features a dedication by the brand new shareholders to take a position considerably within the membership, the workforce and its amenities.” The possession group has raised about $15m-$20m to spend money on the workforce and infrastructure over the following 5 years in an effort to obtain promotion to the Championship.
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So which celebrity will make it to the EPL first? Tom Brady’s Birmingham Metropolis look the most definitely having crushed League One. Their common attendance is over 26,000 greater than most Premier League Golf equipment.
Examine that to Wrexham (12,757) and Salford (2,841) and it is clear that Birmingham have higher infrastructure to achieve the promised EPL land.
Which different celebrities may be a part of the race? Who is aware of? The success of Wrexham even sparked rumors in 2023 that Taylor Swift was trying to purchase lowly Notts County.