Ryan Reynolds is trying to buy Wrexham Football Club
Reynolds is one of two bidders
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Your support makes all the difference.Ryan Reynolds is trying to buy in Wrexham Football Club, it has been reported.
On Wednesday, The Wrexham Supporters Trust Board shared the names of the two bidders interested in investing in the football team after a vote in “favour of the Resolution.”
“Talks with the proposed bidders will now continue and we are in a position to confirm the two people interested in investing in Wrexham AFC,” the statement reads.
The bidders, according to the board, include the Deadpool actor and Rob McElhenney, the creator of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
“In due course, Mr McElhenney and Mr Reynolds will put forward their vision for Wrexham AFC and proposal for members to vote on at a second Special General Meeting,” the announcement continues.
The names of the famous potential investors were revealed after The Leader reported last week that “two extremely well-known individuals of high net worth” had approached the club with an offer.
Following the initial vote, the actors will share their proposal, at which point a second vote will take place, with members either accepting or rejecting the offer.
Ahead of the first meeting, a spokesperson told The Leader: “The investors, who wish for their identities to remain anonymous until WST members have authorised the board to proceed with discussions, are looking to purchase the entire shared capital of Wrexham AFC Limited.”
The spokesperson also said that the potential investors also had plans to “immediately invest £2m into the club for the purposes of taking it forward as a business and as a successful football team."
The Independent has contacted Wrexham Football Club for comment.
After it was announced Reynolds could purchase the team, he appeared to acknowledge the bid on Twitter.
In response to a fan who tweeted in 2012 that you “never know when Ryan Reynolds is going to turn up in Wrexham," the actor said: “Yep, you never know.”
News of the potential sale comes after Reynolds sold his liquor company Aviation Gin for a reported $610m in August.
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