A$AP Rocky could “add value” to Tranmere Rovers, according to the club’s chairman.
The rap star and celebrity lawyer Joe Tacopina are rumored to be part of an investment group that’s looking to buy the English soccer team. Mark Palios, the chairman of the team, believes a celebrity investor could help to change the club’s fortunes.
“It’s always been in the plan that we’d make a move on. And it’s attracted … the names being mentioned, [such as] A$AP Rocky, who is supposedly aligned with Joe Tacopina. There’s a lot of people who are interested,” Palios told talkSPORT.
The chairman suggested that a celebrity could help to “increase the commercial potential of the club.”
“[Joe] would add value in the sense [that] he’s an American who understands relegation because he’s been involved in football in Italy. He could also add value by bringing celebrities in who can then increase the commercial potential of the club,” he explained.
Earlier this month, an insider claimed that Rocky is “committed to the Tranmere bid.”
The rapper and Rihanna — his long-time partner — could even attend a game together, if the rumored deal goes through, according to a source.
“Rocky is tight with Joe and has committed to the Tranmere bid. Joe has been to Tranmere matches, and Rocky has plans to go over, too, after the deal is completed. We may even see Rihanna watching League Two football,” the source told The Sun’s Oct. 20 “Bizarre” column.
Tacopina believes that Rocky’s celebrity status could help to transform the club.
“Joe thinks Tranmere — a famous club near to Liverpool — is undervalued, and that by clever marketing and celebrity endorsement, he can transform it. With the likes of Rocky on board, maybe so …” the insider explained.
