MICAH RICHARDS has revealed a club asked him to become the ‘frontman’ for them – a role that included picking players and appointing a manager.
The former Manchester City and England defender, 36, moved immediately into punditry after retiring from football in 2019.
He has worked for a host of broadcasters including BBC, Sky Sports and CBS Sports – while he is also a Man City ambassador.
Over the course of two decades Richards has also developed an extensive portfolio of properties.
He owns places in Leeds, Harrogate and Manchester – a venture he has previously stated has been “really good for me”.
Now he has opened up about an opportunity that was presented to him to become the face of an unnamed football club.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football, he said: “I won’t mention the club but a club got in contact with me to basically be the frontman for their club. Big investors.
“They wanted me to be the guy who would bring everyone together, pick a coach, pick the players that I wanted.
“But what they wanted from it was too much, it was too far from my house. It was never going to work.”
Alan Shearer jokingly responded: “What the f*** did they see in you that they thought you could run a football club?”
To which Richards replied: “They needed someone with charisma. Someone who is knowledgeable about the game. Someone that has got contacts.”
Before Gary Lineker sarcastically added: “This was obviously Manchester City but in the end you just opted for an ambassadorial role.”
Richards has admitted in the past that his work ethic is fuelled by regretfully rejecting a lucrative Man City contract.
Speaking last year, he said: “You had to have so much English players for the quota.
“So Man City offered by £100,000-a-week, five-and-a-half year deal. And I said no.”
He then went on to add: “Why do you think I work for every f***ing broadcaster?”
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