Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac could see Wrexham's revenue rocket to £150m if they reach the Premier League, though losses have jumped as they chase the dream
Liam Randall News Reporter
07:00, 08 Apr 2026
Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac are sitting on a goldmine that could see Wrexham rake in a staggering £150million if they achieve their Premier League dream.
The Red Dragons are currently riding high in the Championship, sitting just inside the play-offs in sixth, and a football finance expert reckons the club's bank balance is about to go intergalactic.
Speaking to the Fearless in Devotion podcast, Dan Plumley, a sport finance lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, said Wrexham are already "punching above their weight" with a bank-busting £33.3m turnover from their League One days. But the figure revealed in the club's latest set of accounts is just the start.
Dominic Hyam celebrates with team-mate Callum Doyle
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Wrexham have gone from strength to strength on the pitch under the Hollywood duo's ownership(Image: Richard Martin-Roberts - CameraSport via Getty Images)
Plumley claims that while the club is currently outstripping most Championship rivals, the real momentum comes with promotion to the top flight.
He said: "£33m in League One is a phenomenal amount of revenue. It outstrips most of the Championship clubs.
"If you get your crystal ball out and look at what the revenue might be this year… you might see a revenue line of maybe £45m to £50m in the Championship.
"That puts them at the very top end of the Championship, apart from clubs that have got parachute payments.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, co-owners of Wrexham talk in the commentary box prior to the Sky Bet Championship match
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have been backed to stay at Wrexham in the long term(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
"If you get into the Premier League, that's when you start to go bigger, because you can add £100m at least onto that revenue line.
"You would expect them to push further in the commercial market. It's quite conceivable that Wrexham's revenue figure in the Premier League could be about £150m."
That would put the North Wales side within touching distance of top-flight mainstays like Bournemouth, who recently posted a £182m turnover, although they still have a mountain to climb to reach Liverpool's eye-watering £703m.
However, it's not all sunshine. The price of chasing the dream has seen operating losses explode by 600 per cent, hitting £14.8m last year as the wage bill surged to £19.9m.
A general aerial view of the Racecourse, home stadium of Wrexham as work on the Kop stand expansion is seen in progress
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The club are developing a new 7,500 seat stand at the Racecourse Ground(Image: 2025 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA)
Some observers have claimed that Reynolds and Mac might flip the club for a massive profit once they hit the top flight. But Plumley reckons the A-list duo aren't going anywhere yet.
He said: "If you get this club into the Premier League and you realise that dream, what this does is potentially set you up for a sale. There's always been that question of, what's the end point for them?
"But they won't want to step off the journey immediately when they get to the Premier League. There's loads of potential there to go further, especially with the American market.”
While a full sale or a majority stake handover might be agreed one day, Plumley believes the pair will keep their "legendary status" in Wrexham forever.
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The club is already pumping £69.3m into the new 7,500-seat Kop Stand to boost capacity to 18,000, ensuring the Racecourse Ground is ready for the big time.