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Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds with Wrexham investor Kaleen Allyn(Image: Kya Banasko/Getty Images)

An American family who sold their business for £1.5billion ($2bn) have shared why they chose to invest in Wrexham over Liverpool.

The Allyn family, who come from Skaneateles in upstate New York, owned the medical device company Welch Allyn for over a hundred years before selling it in 2015.

In October, it was confirmed that the family had bought a minority stake in Wrexham, who are co-owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.



As the Reds celebrated their 20th league title at Anfield over the weekend, Kaleen and her father Eric were on the pitch at the Racecourse Ground with Reynolds and McElhenney, celebrating Phil Parkinson's team's promotion to the Championship from League One.

Allyn told The Athletic that it was Wrexham's community focus that ultimately swayed their decision to invest in the Welsh club.

I don't know if I can look my family in the face and say: 'Hey, this is going to be a great investment and be safe'.

"He just said: 'I can't give you their names at the moment but you do need to speak to these people I have in mind, please trust me' - and that's how I got introduced to Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney."

Allyn hadn't seen Welcome to Wrexham, the documentary series about the actors' ownership of the club, but was impressed by their commitment to the team and community.

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A swift decision to invest in Wrexham led to the creation of a joint venture with Reynolds and McElhenney, named Red Dragon Ventures LLC.