Port Vale denies Robbie Williams bid

Port Vale Football Club has denied singer Robbie Williams has made a bid for the club.

The club was aware of stories in national newspapers and posted a statement online to clarify their position, a club spokesperson said.

They said Williams, famously a lifelong fan of the Vale, had not made a bid to purchase the club and there have been no conversations about the matter.

The singer was made club president by the club on Saturday at which time he praised the co-owner and chair Carol Shanahan and said "let the good times roll".

The 49-year-old Take That star has sold 75 million records and is among the best-selling music artists of all time.

A Port Vale spokesperson said: “Robbie and his team attended the match this past weekend, where he became club president and officially opened the suite that is now named after him.

“There are a number of positive club projects that both Carol and Robbie are exploring with the intention of anything delivered being in the best interests of Port Vale Football Club.

“As owners of the club, the Shanahan family remain fully committed to Port Vale FC.”

In 2022, Port Vale hosted a homecoming gig by the Stoke-on-Trent-born Williams to raise money for charity.

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