World’s richest F1 star Stroll could buy 13 PL clubs in one swoop

The family of Aston Martin’s F1 driver Lance Stroll could purchase over half of the teams in the Premier League if they desired, due to the vast wealth they have amassed. The 24-year-old Canadian has yet to complete a season with a better finish than 11th but even though he trails the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen on the track – he overpowers them both financially.

Stroll’s father, Lawrence, led a group of investors in 2018 to buy Force India for £90million plus £15m of their debt, then two years later became executive chairman of the Aston Martin F1 team after leading a £182m investment and went on to appoint his son as a driver.

Stroll reportedly has a net worth of £3.6billion which his family, including Lance, could inherit one day. The father and son clearly have an interest in sport, with the pair working together at Aston Martin – but they have not yet entered the world of football.

The ownership side of the game has recently become a huge talking point, with several of the biggest clubs in the world recently having either completed a takeover or in talks to do so. Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea to Todd Boehly and co last year amid sanctions that he was placed under, while the Glazers are in the process of potentially selling Manchester United to either Sheikh Jassim of Qatar or Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Data compiled by Sportico shows the value of the 20 Premier League clubs which have a combined worth of £24.17bn. However, most of that is held by the traditional top six teams, with United being the most expensive at £4.8bn – though the Glazers are reportedly holding out for a figure higher than that to sell the club.

Excluding the traditional top six and the next most expensive club West Ham, who are valued at £535m, the remaining 13 teams currently in the league would cost a combined £3.45bn – leaving the Stroll family with change left over if they ever wanted to expand into the world of football.