American actor Michael B. Jordan is part of the new ownership as previous owner Maxim Demin sold 100% stake in AFC Bournemouth.
American actor Michael B. Jordan is part of the new ownership group of Premier League club Bournemouth. The club announced Tuesday that billionaire Bill Foley바카라s takeover has been ratified by the league and that the 바카라Creed바카라 actor has a minority stake. (More Football News)
Previous owner Maxim Demin sold his 100% stake to Black Knight Football Club, of which Foley is the managing general partner.
Foley바카라s Cannae Holdings announced in a separate statement that the Las Vegas-based firm paid $126 million for a 50.1% stake in the partnership.
Foley, a 77-year-old American businessman who also owns the NHL바카라s Vegas Golden Knights, will assume the role of chairman of Bournemouth.
Jordan, who also starred in 바카라Black Panther바카라 and 바카라Just Mercy,바카라 will work with Foley 바카라in areas including global marketing and internationalization of the club,바카라 Cannae바카라s announcement said.
Foley, who is chairman of Cannae, plans to attend Bournemouth바카라s next home game 바카라 against Crystal Palace on New Year바카라s Eve.
바카라We are thrilled to enter the vast European football market at an attractively priced valuation,바카라 Foley said in Cannae바카라s statement.
바카라We can use what we learned in building the Vegas Golden Knights to create value for shareholders and fans at Bournemouth,바카라 he continued. 바카라English football is a growth industry, and we see an opportunity to grow this historic club by investing in its infrastructure and operations with the goal of steering Bournemouth to a long-awaited leading role in the Premier League and global football.바카라
Bournemouth is back in the Premier League after winning promotion from the second-tier Championship last season and has the smallest stadium in the English top flight, with a capacity of just 11,364.
Neither the club nor Cannae바카라s statements included a comment from Jordan.
Demin, a Russian-born businessman, first bought a stake in Bournemouth in 2011. Bournemouth is in 14th place in the Premier League, which has paused for the World Cup.