British musician Ed Sheeran on Thursday became the owner of a 1.4% stake in Ipswich, the club that returned to the English Football League after a 22-year absence, both parties announced.
Without disclosing the amount Sheeran invested, the Suffolk club confirmed the purchase, which makes the musician a passive investor, with no voting rights or board membership.
The singer’s involvement with the emblem he has supported since childhood extends to 2021, when he began sponsoring Ipswich on his shirts, and this Thursday he fulfilled “every football fan’s dream,” the singer himself explained, quoted in the report.
“I’ve lived in Suffolk since I was three and although I’ve travelled the world, Suffolk and Ipswich have always made me feel safe and part of a community. It’s a joy to be a fan. There are ups and downs, but football is about both. No, I won’t have a vote or be on the board, I’m just putting a little money into the club I love, (…) so don’t talk to him about signings or tactics,” the musician wrote on Instagram.
Ipswich marked their return to the Premier League, from which they were relegated in 2002, with a visit to Liverpool at Portman Road on Saturday.
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