Ashton Kutcher reveals he nearly bought a Premier League football team recently

By Naomi Clarke, PA Entertainment Reporter
Ashton Kutcher has admitted he came close to purchasing a Premier League football team recently.
The American actor, 44, revealed he decided against following in the footsteps of fellow Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who took control of Wrexham AFC in 2021, as the distance from the US and the UK would stop him from being present at matches regularly.
Kutcher discussed the decision while appearing on The One Show on Monday with his co-star Reese Witherspoon, 46, to promote their upcoming Netflix movie Your Place or Mine.
Meanwhile, the Legally Blonde actress said she could be tempted to invest in Arsenal as they are her favourite team.
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Speaking on the BBC show, Kutcher said: āIām a big United States soccer fan. Nobody can hate United States soccer because weāre never in the final.
āI have not watched an MLS (Major League Soccer) game yet but I do watch Premier League, and I actually came very close to investing in a Premier League team in the last month.ā
When asked what had stopped him, he explained: āIf I own a football team I want to go watch the matches and Iām like ādo I have time to fly back and forth?'ā
Witherspoon became a part-owner of Nashville Soccer Club last year alongside her husband Jim Toth.
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Asked if she could be tempted to invest in a UK football club, Witherspoon said: āI mean, if thereās space in Arsenal, I think all my sons, everybody would be really, really excited because thatās our favourite team.
āWe watched the game the other day, it was bananas. Thatās our team.ā
She added: āIām probably going to really like wreck myself here too because Iām sure thereās a few people out there who are not Arsenal fans but I just have to be honestā, before noting that she is also a fan of Paris St Germain.
In their upcoming Netflix film Your Place or Mine, due out on February 10, Witherspoon and Kutcher star as best friends Debbie and Peter.
When they swap their homes for a week, they get an insight into each otherās lives that could open the door to love.
Talking of his character, Kutcher said: āI think Peter has the parenting style of someone whoās never had to be a parent before.
āThis kind of you just fly by the seat of your pants, expose them to everything and see what sticks, and hope that thereās no broken bones in the process.ā