JJ Watt and his wife Kealia Watt have recently been in the news for their investment in a soccer club. The sports couple announced their partnership with the English soccer club just a few days ago. Now, it has become quite a common trend for a sports star to start investing in a particular sport after retirement. To make things even better, the celebrity also made a witty Ryan Reynolds reference during the announcement.
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About a day ago, the NFL legend made a crucial announcement regarding his latest investment in soccer. While it sounded quite obvious, JJ Watt still decided to clear all the assumptions.
JJ Watt makes a crucial announcement
This season, the English Premier League has welcomed several new owners. Todd Boehly also recently started his reign at Chelsea. Manchester United’s Glazers family is also apparently looking for a new buyer. In the previous season, the Clarets dropped down to the second division of English. But after a phenomenal season in the Championship under Vincent Kompany, they’re back!
Love this.
Although I do feel legally obligated to inform you that I won’t actually be playing on the team.
But I do support this 100% #UTC https://t.co/OSJYGiDHoH
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) May 2, 2023
And it seems like they’re back for another good spell in the Premier League. The fans hope that including the Watt family would help the club receive a steady cash flow. This would also have a direct effect on their performance during the transfer windows. Recently, JJ Watt made an announcement on Twitter.
He was basically replying to a Burnley fan who was purchasing a Burnley jersey with JJ Watt behind it. In response to the same, Watt wrote, “Love this. Although I do feel legally obligated to inform you that I won’t actually be playing on the team. But I do support this 100%”. Although it seemed quite obvious, it was important considering the level of social media rumors that run these days.
A few days ago, the NFL legend and his wife made a subtle Ryan Reynolds reference while discussing their new investment.
What was the iconic Ryan Reynolds reference about?
Currently, Burnley is worth about $143 million. While the fans are aware of the NFL legend’s minority investment, the details of the deal are yet to surface. During the interview, JJ Watt said, “We don’t have ‘buy an entire European football club’ kind of money, we are more along the lines of minority investment but massive emotional investment”.
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Incredibly excited to be joining the @BurnleyOfficial ownership group (and for JJ to have something to do 😂😂) UP THE CLARETS!!! pic.twitter.com/DRIMxPo6oX
— Kealia Ohai Watt (@KealiaOhai) May 1, 2023
Weeks ago, Ryan Reynolds highlighted he was heavily emotionally invested in all his business ventures. Other than that, someone from behind the camera also asked JJ Watt whether he wanted to be like Reynolds. Surprisingly, it was a mixed reaction from either of them. While the NFL legend said no, Kealia Watt replied, “Yes Please!”.
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While Burnley is making a comeback to the top tier of English soccer, the fans truly anticipate JJ Watt and his wife will have a decent investment tenure at the Clarets. Let us know your thoughts about the deal in the comments below.