A$AP Rocky has moved closer to taking over League Two football club Tranmere Rovers after being found not guilty of felony assault in his trial in Los Angeles.
In the Los Angeles trial, prosecutors alleged that Rocky twice fired a gun at his former longtime friend and fellow rapper A$AP Relli, during a dispute on a Hollywood street.
Rocky has been linked with the proposed takeover at Tranmere by his lawyer Joe Tacopina, who is the former attorney of US president Donald Trump and has been involved with various football clubs in Italy, including Roma, Bologna and Venezia, before buying Serie C side SPAL.
Prosecutors alleged that the two men met up in Hollywood on November 6 2021, and after a scuffle Rocky pulled the gun and fired twice at his former friend.
Rocky is part of the consortium looking to buy an 80 per cent share of Tranmere, thought to be worth £15m, while Indonesian investors Santini Group would keep its minority stake at Prenton Park.
