Wrexham director Kaleen Allyn has confirmed her household thought of investing in Liverpool earlier than turning into minority shareholders of the soon-to-be Championship facet.
Spearheaded by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Wrexham lately sealed their third consecutive promotion, confirming second place within the League One standings to earn a spot within the second tier subsequent season.
The Allyns, whose medical machine firm, Welch Allyn, was bought for $2bn (£1.3bn) in 2015, had been a part of that newest triumph after investing within the membership late final 12 months, with Kaleen confirming Wrexham’s story helped persuade them to purchase in.
“Even once we had been taking a look at different golf equipment, we had been like: ‘We need to be true companions with whoever we work with’,” Kaleen advised The Athletic. “Sure, Liverpool is a tremendous membership and once we had been taking a look at that, we had been like: ‘This could possibly be a terrific alternative, however this is not what we would like’.
“We need to be true companions and get our arms soiled; be a part of the story of what is taking place. That is the largest honour.”
Wrexham’s story has reached worldwide audiences following the takeover by Reynolds and McElhenney, who led to a well-liked docu-series, Welcome to Wrexham, to lift the membership’s international standing.
“We flew Grandpa Invoice over as a result of I needed to sort of present him what it’s all about,” Allyn stated of the ultimate resolution to spend money on Wrexham.
“By the point it got here to go house, he was virtually kicking and screaming as a result of he didn’t need to depart. He stated: ‘The group of Wrexham is the closest factor I’ve seen to what we grew up with and what we misplaced in upstate New York’.
“He went to the match and met Phil [Parkinson], who was very gracious. My grandfather had watched Welcome to Wrexham. He was utterly starstruck. He would not actually give a rattling who Ryan Reynolds or Rob McElhenney is. However Phil Parkinson? He needed his image with Phil and that image is framed on the wall at his home.”
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