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Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha and rapper Stormzy are close to becoming joint owners of non-league club AFC Croydon. The pair are part of a three-man consortium, along with Palace’s former head of player care, Danny Young, that has agreed a deal to acquire the assets of the south London side. AFC Croydon announced this morning that contracts had been exchanged with the existing ownership to acquire the assets of the club and the consortium “will own, operate and develop their childhood hometown football club.” A statement added: “Whilst completion is subject to legislative and governance procedures, the three consortium members are excited about developing a community asset in the borough that gave them their own opportunities. They hope to take the entire community on this exciting journey with them.” Whilst born in Ivory Coast, Wilfried Zaha was raised in the borough of Croydon and has already been involved in community projects in the area through his own charitable foundation and an Academy, alongside Stormzy who also hails from Croydon and is said to be a long-time friend of Zaha. AFC Croydon were founded in 2012 after Croydon Athletic withdrew from the Isthmian League in the 2011-12 campaign and then folded. They finished 15th last season but are looking to progress under their star-studded new ownership. Big movements.