American rapper A$AP Rocky is edging closer to sealing the deal on acquiring English football club Tranmere Rovers after the rap star was cleared of felony assault charges.
ASAP Rocky's name has been linked with the takeover at Tranmere by Donald Trump’s former lawyer Joe Tacopina, who has previously been involved at Roma, Bologna and Venezia before buying Serie C side SPAL.
However, Tacopina’s latest ownership vehicle has not been without issues and he was suspended for three months last year for a late payment violation by the Italian club and the subsequent investigation into that has probably resulted in more of a delay in progressing his plans for Tranmere.
But with A$AP Rocky recently being acquitted and declared not guilty, it looks like the Tranmere Rovers acquisition is firmly back in play, set to progress imminently.
Despite the expected change in majority ownership, Tranmere's Indonesian backers, Santini Group, are anticipated to hold onto their stake and stick around at Prenton Park even post-takeover, reports.
