Stormzy and footballer Wilfried Zaha are set to purchase AFC Croydon.

The musician and ahead participant – who each grew up within the south London borough – have agreed a deal to accumulate non-league membership AFC Croydon, in response to studies.

Each are additionally a part of a three-man consortium alongside former Crystal Palace head of participant care, Danny Younger, and the Croydon workforce to compete within the ninth tier of English soccer.

The workforce was based in 2012 after Croydon Athletic folded. Talking of the brand new settlement, they stated (by way of BBC Sport): “The consortium will personal, function and develop their childhood hometown soccer membership. While completion is topic to legislative and governance procedures, the three consortium members are enthusiastic about growing a neighborhood asset within the borough that gave them their very own alternatives.”

They continued, including: “They hope to take the whole neighborhood on this thrilling journey with them.”

Stormzy was born in Croydon and has gained three Brit Awards for his prolific music profession. A Manchester United supporter, the rapper additionally participated within the latest 2023 version of Soccer Assist because the supervisor of the England workforce.

Zaha started his footballing profession at Crystal Palace earlier than becoming a member of Manchester United in 2013. The next yr he made the transfer to rejoin Palace on a season-long mortgage, which was later made everlasting in 2015.

Since then Zaha has gained two England caps earlier than switching his footballing allegiance to the Ivory Coast and happening to win 31 caps for his nation of delivery.

Asserting the choice on social media, he tweeted: “Might the journey start.”

In different Stormzy information, final week the rapper confirmed that he was engaged on new music.

“I feel even going ahead with different albums, and new music, it’s like, ‘Simply at all times belief your self, again your self to be courageous, and be assured along with your musical selections, and keep it up being free, and keep it up being the cowboy and keep it up simply going into no matter musical terrain or musical expertise that you simply wish to do,” he stated in a latest interview.

“Once I’m making music, it’s at all times tremendous deep, however it’s by no means that deep. I can’t clarify it, it’s deep as a result of I take music so critically, and it’s my craft and it’s my ardour,” he added. “I promise you, I’ll simply go to the studio and nevertheless I really feel that day, that’s what I do. I strive to not be tremendous premeditated.”