Ryan Reynolds to 'co-own' new football club as he teams up with Desperate Housewives star in £11.8m takeover
Ryan Reynolds is set to purchase a stake in another football club as part of a star-studded £11.8million takeover.
The Deadpool star has fallen in love with the beautiful game ever since he and Rob McElhenney purchased Welsh club Wrexham in 2020. Their huge profiles and cash injection has helped lift the club from the National League to League One following two consecutive promotions. The club's name became even more synonymous with US audiences after the hugely popular documentary 'Welcome to Wrexham'.
And that has give the Hollywood ace a taste for more football success. While the oldest club in Wales are riding on a Hollywood wave, Reynolds is reportedly set to invest in Equidad, who are currently 13th in the Categoria Primera A division in Colombia. As part of the Tylis-Porter investment group, which also features the likes of former Arsenal and Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil, Reynolds is set to invest in the club alongside Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria.
The Bogota-based side wrote on their Twitter page: "The presentation of the new owners of Equidad (@equidadfutbol) will be in January. Famous investors from the TYLIS-PORTER group like EVA LONGORIA, RYAN REYNOLDS, and JUSTIN VERLANDER (baseball player) will be in Bogotá, the team's headquarters. Carlos Zuluaga will continue as president indefinitely."
Equidad are currently 13th in the table. It's believed key figures such as manager Alexis Garcia and president Carlos Zuluaga would continue in their current roles. It's currently unknown as to how much money Reynolds himself will be putting in, but the total figure that will be paid by the Tylis-Porter group is believed to be around £11.8m ($15m). Moreover, the size of the stake Reynolds will own once the takeover has been completed is also yet to be unveiled.
