Tiger Woods tipped to make investment in English club after watching Tom Brady's Birmingham transformation
NFL great Tom Brady has enjoyed success with Birmingham ever since investing as minority owner in 2023 with the club currently in the Championship and considered likely to return to the Premier League.
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Wrexham have also experienced a tremendous rise ever since Hollywood celebrity pair Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were announced as co-owners in 2020.
Reynolds and McElhenney led the Red Dragons from the National League all the way up to the Championship where they face Brady 's Birmingham.
Blackburn legend Matt Jansen believes there will be more famous people following that trend.
Jansen, 47, suggested Woods and NBA legend Michael Jordan could soon be next.
The former striker would especially like the PGA great to try his luck in football and strongly advised him to consider Manchester United or his beloved Blackburn amid their ongoing ownership dramas.
Jansen told BettingLounge.co.uk: 'I think Tom Brady is a good one. Maybe Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods, people who've been at the top of their sport.
"The number one in their sport will always be impressive, and can relate a little bit more to football than the music industry.
' It could be any club for, couldn't it? But the likes of Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods would probably be looking at Liverpool, Chelsea or Man Utd, those kinds of clubs.
"They're that big a star. So is Tom Brady, but Birmingham are really putting their money where their mouth is. I think they'll be a force next season.
' They could target clubs in the EFL. Look at what Wrexham started and they've been a success.
"It'll be other people putting it to the likes of Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods, rather than them approaching clubs.
'They'll see whether it's worthwhile investing their time. It's certainly worked for the two at Wrexham, and it's worked for Tom Brady at the moment. How far it'll go, who knows?
'I could see them buying Manchester United. The fans are unhappy with [Sir Jim] Ratcliffe at the minute, and there are protests.
"You couldn't put it past somebody like that coming in, and his aura could bring success.
' They'd certainly welcome them at Blackburn. They're in a bit of a mess with the Venky's at the moment.
"It's a sorry place compared to the great days from Jack Walker's era when I was playing. It's fallen quite far, and they'd definitely welcome some positive publicity.
'I'm a big Tiger Woods fan, so for me a documentary of him at Blackburn or Manchester United would beat any before it.
"Woods is a global superstar and it would certainly be one series I'd be looking forward to. It would be incredible if it happened.'
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