Ryan Reynolds net worth, Wrexham rise and the £100m Premier League prize | OneFootball

Ryan Reynolds is chasing a historic Premier League promotion with Wrexham this season after narrowly missing the Championship play-offs last term, and the financial stakes are huge.

According to Wales Online, Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club for £2 million in 2021 and have overseen three straight promotions into the second tier. Phil Parkinson's team now set their sights on the final step as the new Championship season kicks off next weekend.

Reynolds' net worth is estimated at about $400 million (£295 million). In 2024 he was the second-highest paid actor, earning £79 million from films including Deadpool & Wolverine and IF, behind Dwayne Johnson.

He held up to 20 per cent of Aviation Gin before a $600 million sale in 2020, and pocketed over $300 million from Mint Mobile when T-Mobile agreed a $1.35 billion deal in 2023. He and McElhenney have invested more than £20 million in Wrexham, with a 2023 episode of Welcome to Wrexham putting cumulative losses near $12 million, prompting Reynolds to say, "I'm going to throw up."

The club is now said to be valued at about £350 million. If promoted, Wrexham would unlock at least £100 million in year one from central distributions, and over three years the uplift is widely estimated at £170 million or more, including parachute payments if relegated.

Source: Wales Online

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