Tyson Fury is reportedly keen to work with Zlatan Ibrahimovic to prepare a takeover bid for a football club in England.
After 16 months of “retirement”, Fury returned to the ring on April 11 in London, where he faced Arslanbek Makhmudov and won by unanimous decision.
Since his return, speculation about his next fight has been rife, with a British showdown with Anthony Joshua expected to take place later this year.
However, this week Fury surprised fans by posting a “face-to-face” photo with former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, hinting that they will meet “in the ring” on August 1 in Dublin.
Of course, no one believes that Fury and Ibrahimovic will actually have a boxing match, but that doesn’t mean the pair aren’t preparing something big together.
According to The Sun, Fury is preparing a move to buy his local club, Morecambe, alongside the Swedish legend. The pair are even said to want to take over the club and launch a Netflix documentary about them – in the style of Ryan Reynolds’ project with Wrexham.
“They were in Warsaw filming a World Cup commercial. Tyson was talking to him about buying his hometown club, Morecambe FC,” a source was quoted as saying.
“They want to buy the club and make a documentary on Netflix called ‘Rise of Morecambe’. Just like Ryan Reynolds did with Wrexham.
“They both know what it takes to reach the top. They had a great time filming. The commercial was for the World Cup and featured Tyson’s food and beverage brand, Furocity. Then they went out for dinner.
“Tyson and Zlatan have been close friends for years. Zlatan even went to the gym with Tyson when he played for United.”
Morecambe, meanwhile, came very close to bankruptcy last year before being rescued by the Punjab Warriors consortium. But a woeful season, which saw them relegated from the National League (having been relegated from League Two the year before), has raised concerns about the club’s future.
It is here that Fury and Ibrahimovic are believed to see an opportunity, aiming to turn Morecambe’s story into a “resurgence” project, similar to Wrexham’s journey following its purchase by Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021.
Fury, for his part, reportedly wants to leverage the connections created by Netflix’s reality show ‘At Home with the Furys’ to produce a series that aims to have a similar impact to ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ (which airs on Disney+).
Such a move would also make sense for the 37-year-old “Gypsy King”, given that he has strong links with Morecambe: he has built his main training facility inside the club’s stadium.
In 2020, Fury purchased a two-story space at Mazuma Stadium, which he also uses as a center for the Tyson Fury Foundation.
