STAR TEMPTED TO PITCH IN WITH RIVAL
HUGH JACKMAN has revealed he received multiple offers to become a co-owner of rival teams to Wrexham AFC after Ryan Reynolds took part control of the football club.
The status of the Welsh club was elevated after Hollywood stars Reynolds and Rob McElhenney became cochairmen in 2021.
Appearing on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, Jackman was asked if he would consider purchasing a team, noting that Manchester United was up for sale.
The Australian actor, 54, replied: “Man U? I’m not sure I have that kind of money, in fact, I know I don’t have that kind of money.”
He added: “I will admit to you that when Ryan bought that team, I did get more than one offer from rivals to that team for £1 to come in as a co-owner. And it did seriously tempt me.”
Jackman refused to reveal which teams had proposed the offers but he said he had a better idea of how to get back at Reynolds to continue their faux feud.
He explained: “Michael B Jordan, I was with last night and he’s a co-owner of Bournemouth and I was like ‘You know what? This whole thing of outsiders coming in buying football teams, it feels a little easy.’
“So I’ve decided to go one step further. I’m actually going to try out for the team.”
Jackman said he would trial for Norwich City, saying: “I think if I really want to stick it to Ryan Reynolds, then if Wrexham get to play Norwich, because obviously there’s a different level here, I think it’d be best if I was heading in the winner.”
He admitted that Norwich City’s nickname of the Canaries does not sound intimidating but said that they were “everybody’s favourite second team”.
Jackman and Reynolds have famously been locked in a faux feud, which is said to have originated from their time working on 2009’s film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.