Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy are set to buy AFC Croydon

Wilfried Zaha was raised successful Croydon and started his vocation astatine Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace guardant Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy person agreed a woody to bargain non-league nine AFC Croydon.

AFC Croydon vie successful the ninth tier of English football.

Announcing the agreement, the nine said: "The consortium volition own, run and make their puerility hometown shot club."

They added: "Whilst completion is taxable to legislative and governance procedures, the 3 consortium members are excited astir processing a assemblage plus successful the borough that gave them their ain opportunities.

"They anticipation to instrumentality the full assemblage connected this breathtaking travel with them."

AFC Croydon were founded successful 2012 aft Croydon Athletic folded.

Zaha, 30, who was calved successful the Ivory Coast, is heavy progressive successful assemblage projects and besides runs the WZ Academy.

He began his vocation astatine Crystal Palace, earlier joining Manchester United successful 2013.

After a spell connected indebtedness astatine Cardiff, helium re-joined Palace connected a season-long indebtedness successful August 2014, which was made imperishable successful February 2015.

Zaha won 2 England caps earlier switching his footballing allegiance to the Ivory Coast and going connected to triumph 31 caps for his state of birth.

He has been linked with a determination distant from Selhurst Park erstwhile his declaration expires astatine the extremity of the month, amid involvement from Saudi Arabia.

Following the announcement by the non-league club, helium tweeted: "May the travel begin."

Stormzy - whose existent sanction is Michael Owuo Jr - has had 3 fig 1 albums and won 3 Brit awards.

The 29-year-old musician, who is simply a Manchester United fan, was England manager astatine Soccer Aid 2023.

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