Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds linked with sensational £300m takeover of MLS club

A new report from the Mirrorlinks Reynolds with a £300 million ($372m) purchase of the Vancouver Whitecaps, his hometown soccer club. The current owners are open to offers and fans, having seen the impact the actor has had at Wrexham alongside Rob McElhenney, are keen for him to lead a consortium to take over the team.

There is no suggestion of a concrete approach at this stage, playing only to Reynolds being bitten by the football bug since McElhenney first propositioned him over a deal to buy Wrexham in 2020. The pair have since also joined a celebrity group that owns a minority stake in Mexican club Necaxa, while Reynold has explored, but since shelved, getting into the NHL with the Ottawa Senators. But links with Vancouver are already kind of established, given that Wrexham faced them in pre-season last summer.

Through his Hollywood acting career, but also significantly inflated through numerous successful business ventures - including Wrexham sponsor Aviation American Gin - Reynolds has an estimated net worth of €350m. But he still wouldn't be buying the Whitecaps outright with cash, with a deal valued at 150 times what was paid for Wrexham, and would have to appeal to investors.

A takeover woudn't be a quick thing, especially with considerably more money now involved, but the football on the pitch continues apace. Wrexham look good for at least a League One play-off place but are still just about nipping at the heels of division heavyweights Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers in the hunt for automatic promotion. The long-term goal for Reynolds and McElhenney is ultimately still to reach the Premier League. Meanwhile, Vancouver are preparing to imminently start the 2025 MLS season.