Reynolds and McElhenney reportedly paid around £2 million ($2.5 million) for the non-league club. To compare this to leagues above them, a League 2 side could cost up to five times as much as Wrexham, whereas some Premier League clubs go into the billions.
How much money has Ryan Reynolds invested in Wrexham?
Star pair Ryan and Rob spent £2 million buying Wrexham FC, following a successful vote by the Supporters Trust, in November 2020, but have since splashed much more than that on rebuilding the club. They signed star players including Ben Foster, Elliot Lee and Paul Mullin, who all commanded higher wages.
And, of course, winning the National League title and earning promotion back to the English Football League will have also worked wonders financially for the club. All that means that Wrexham could now be worth £8million, according to Saxo Bank - a 300 per cent increase in just three years.
Earning approximately £1 million prize money alone from winning the National League, Wrexham have since announced pre-season fixtures in the United States against Los Angeles Galaxy, Chelsea and Manchester United. The Racecourse Ground's main stand - The Kop - is expected to be expanded in the coming years, too.
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Is Ryan Reynolds a billionaire?
Forbes Contributor covering the future of entertainment technologies. Ryan Reynolds has gone from a little known actor to a billionaire movie star. Companies he co-owns or has sold are valued at over $14 billion.
In 2020, Reynolds sold his ownership stake of Aviation Gin to Diageo for $610 million. He also sits on the board of the Match Group. As of 2023, his net worth is estimated to be $350 million.
Reynolds and McElhenney reportedly paid around £2 million ($2.5 million) for the non-league club. To compare this to leagues above them, a League 2 side could cost up to five times as much as Wrexham, whereas some Premier League clubs go into the billions.
Wrexham's Advisor to the Board Shaun Harvey then tells the duo that they have lost an estimated £10 million (which converts into roughly $12 million) on the investment as of the time of filming.
According to a report by The Express in England, Wrexham will earn around £1 million for promotion to League Two, between prize money from the league and the Premier League's trickle-down solidarity payments.
Wrexham's turnover in 2021-22 stood at £5.97million, more than quadrupling their revenue of £1.47million in the year that included the Reynolds and McElhenney takeover going through in February 2021.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, he was paid "just" $2 million upfront for the movie but had a big share of backend points and took home $22 million as a result. And then, of course, Ryan earned even more for Deadpool 2, by which I mean a rumored $20 to $40 million.
In 2021, Reynolds was among several celebrities to invest in Canadian startup Wealthsimple. He and other Marvel movie stars (incidentally) invested in 1Password earlier this year. Reynolds also co-owns Wrexham A.F.C., a football club in Wales, with 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' actor Rob McElhenney.
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have lost nearly £3m in a year since taking over Wrexham FC. But the pair have pledged to carry on backing the club, despite the financial hit.
Exact figures on how much their key stars are earning are unconfirmed by the club, with defensive pair Ben Tozer and Aaron Hayden widely rumoured to be earning around £3,000 ($3,600) per week. That is in stark contrast to the average National League player's weekly wage of £1,000 ($1,200) at the start of 2022/23.
FX has ordered a third season of “Welcome to Wrexham”, shortly after the Season 2 finale aired on November 14th. The forthcoming installment of Welcome to Wrexham is scheduled for a spring 2024 premiere.
Until then, Reynolds and McElhenney have been staying at the luxurious four-star Carden Park estate in Cheshire. The estate is just ten miles away from the Racecourse Ground and boasts top class sporting facilities, which Wrexham's players have used themselves.
They have even spoken about a long-term tilt at the Premier League. And it seems the duo have deep pockets in which to delve with an estimated $200m fortune between them - that equates to roughly £146million.
Mullin earns £4,500 per week, which makes an annual salary of £234,00. The owners of the club, Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds and Amercian actor Rob McElhenney, announced that every player received a £250,000 bonus when Wrexham was promoted to League Two at the end of the 2022/2023 season.
According to celebritynetworth.com, Reynolds, 46, has a net worth of $350 million. Reynolds' entrepreneurial ventures, notably the sales of Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile, have contributed to his wealth. But his acting career has been the biggest factor in his earning power.
Ryan Reynolds's Mint Mobile was bought by T-Mobile for $1.35 billion. Ryan Reynolds has assumed many guises since he shot to fame in the 1990s. And while the Deadpool star has become a widely recognized actor, he's also become closely associated with his two brands—Aviation Gin and Mint Mobile.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds may have established their fame in the Hollywood Hills, but they reside in two notably different properties in New York State. The couple and their four children primarily live in verdant Pound Ridge – a town in Westchester County – just over a one-hour drive from central Manhattan.
