00:00Wrexham's rapid rise under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has captured
00:07global attention and speculation is growing that Cristiano Ronaldo could become involved
00:14in the club once he retires from playing.
00:18The Portuguese superstar currently at Al Nasser in Saudi Arabia has previously expressed
00:24an interest in business ventures beyond football and former Republic of Ireland international
00:31Andy Townsend believes club ownership could be next.
00:37Cristiano Ronaldo could probably buy Wrexham and have Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as
00:42his drivers, Andy Townsend joked.
00:46Wrexham have enjoyed back-to-back promotions under manager Phil Parkinson and are pushing
00:51for a place in the championship.
00:55Wrexham recently posted an impressive £26.7m turnover for the year ending June 2024, an
01:02astonishing figure for a club that was in League Two at the time.
01:07If they are to go up once again, their strategy with transfers in the second tier will surely
01:13have to change.
01:15There will be lots of question marks for that Wrexham team and this would be the summer in
01:18which they really have to push that investment further.
01:22You'd have to be breaking your record transfer fee.
01:25You'd have to be ruthless with getting rid of players.
01:29The issue there as well is that lots of players are tied down to quite lucrative contracts.
01:33They're not going to get that sort of money elsewhere so you might have to have to take
01:36a hit on even the players you lose.
01:38They've been able to compete at League One level but the championship would be an astronomical
01:43leap from where they are now.
01:46Wrexham director Sean Harvey has confirmed that the club's ownership group is open to
01:52further investment.
01:54If Fernando were to get involved, his global profile would only accelerate Wrexham's commercial
02:00success.
02:03Whether he follows that path remains to be seen but given his business interest and love
02:08for football, a move into club ownership would not be surprising.
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