Everton needs serious help on and off the pitch.
Jay-Z could possess the perfect blueprint.
The Brooklyn-born rap star and business mogul is reportedly being eyed as a key name in the pursuit of Everton, who sit bottom of the Premier League and are already in danger of relegation.
While coach Sean Dyche tries to guide the 0-4 club to its first win of the 2024/25 campaign, American businessman John Textor — who currently owns 45 percent of Premier League team Crystal Palace — could pair up with the Jay-Z, whose net worth has been valued at $2.5 billion and is married to fellow music superstar Beyoncé.
The Sun reported that “Jay-Z could be talked into pumping in some of his … cash to boost Dyche’s squad if Textor seals a deal.”
A Monday night match between Tom Brady‘s Birmingham City and an increasingly famous Wrexham squad co-owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will shine another spotlight on United States investment in English football teams.
Jay-Z is often seen at sports events and became the hip-hop world’s first billionaire in 2019.
But with Everton shadowed by points deductions and relegation threats, fans wondered if the author of Reasonable Doubt and The Black Album really wanted to get involved with a club that could fall from the Premier League to the Championship.
“Hasn’t he got enough problems,” one account joked.
“Will be a waste of money,” a second fan posted.
“Definitely needs that extra problem to make it a round 100,” a third playfully posted.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Will Ferrell, J.J. Watt and more have recognized the obvious financial upside of international football.
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Reynolds and McElhenney have revived Wrexham, turning a once-proud club that had fallen into the fifth tier into a streaming TV star filled with football names now recognized around the world.
Ahead of Monday’s game, Wrexham are level with Charlton on 13 points at the top of League One.
Jay-Z was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2021.
Liquor businesses, fine art, a music catalog, and shares in Block and Uber have helped turn the 54-year-old into a potential financial addition for Everton.
James, The King of the NBA, was ahead of the curve in leaping across the pond to invest in English football.
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer invested $6.5 million in Liverpool in 2011 for a two percent ownership stake in the historic club.
In 2021, LeBron converted his stake in Liverpool to a one per cent share in FSG’s global empire, following the Reds’ 2019 Champions League victory and Premier League title a year later.