Luke Littler is toying with the idea of buying a football club (Image: Getty)
Luke Littler has his eyes on the unique target of owning a football club. The young sensation, known as ‘The Nuke’, is considering following in the footsteps of celebrity owner , but unlike the star, he’s not looking to splash out big money just yet.
Instead, the enthusiast is thinking of starting modestly by investing in his local team, Warrington Town. told the : “It would be an investment for myself in the coming years.”
He added: “I’ve got a local team. Warrington Town, who are in National League North…Maybe that could be an idea for the future.” At just 18, Littler has already amassed a fortune, becoming a millionaire thanks to his success in darts, including .
Should he venture into football ownership, he’d join a growing list of celebrities and sports stars who have dipped their toes into the beautiful game. Reynolds, along with actor , has made significant changes at Welsh club Wrexham, while icons and JJ Watt have stakes in and
A rugby league fan as well, Littler will see Warrington Wolves’ stadium for their Super League opener against Catalans Dragons on February 21. ‘The Nuke’ will be the guest of honour, leading the teams out onto the pitch.
In other news, darts champion has criticised the youngster for arriving late to a media event in Belfast. Littler cited oversleeping from a morning nap as the reason for his tardiness, leaving his competitors hanging.
Luke Litter is looking at investing in Warrington Town (Image: Specsavers)
However, Van Gerwen was less than impressed by the excuse, explaining: “They need to stop treating him as a baby. He’s not a baby any more. It’s a professional sport so you have to be responsible for your actions as well, simple as that.”
Littler will hope to use Van Gerwen’s scathing critique when he meets him at the oche on Thursday evening fro the openening night of . It will come as the third meeting of 2025 thus far between the youngster and the Dutchman, with Littler prevailing 7-3 over his adversary in the final of the PDC World Championship in January, before besting him 6-3 at the Dutch Darts Masters later in the month.