George Clooney claims he wants to buy Derby County

Hollywood star cites a desire to get into football

Posted Sunday, March 27, 2022 by Marca.com

Wayne Rooney has done a remarkable job in making it conceivable that Derby County could avoid relegation into League 1 this season, despite the club being slapped with a 21-point deduction at the beginning of the campaign, and now it has emerged that George Clooney wants to purchase the club in order to help the former Manchester United star.

Clooney is believed to be interested in getting into football in some way and has seen an attempt to purchase Malaga rebuffed as recently as 2020.

In a report published by the Sun, it is said that the actor started following Derby after he was introduced to them by fellow actor Jack O'Connell, who was born in Derbyshire.

"Derby has a great football club with a fantastic history, and I'm sure there is a great future too," Clooney declared in an interview with Derbyshire Life magazine.

"I know there have been problems in recent times, but nothing that can't be fixed.

"My interest in soccer has certainly grown in recent years, perhaps owning a football club is the next best thing to playing for one, maybe... one day."