Anthony Joshua is currently in talks over a potential investment into one EFL Championship club.

Joshua has forged huge earnings from his career in heavyweight boxing and is reported to have a net worth of around $83 million.

The 35-year-old has been making investments with his boxing fortune, including purchasing property in the London area.

And now, headlines materialised that Joshua could be looking to purchase a share in a club he knows well.

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Anthony Joshua ready to invest in EFL Championship club Watford FC

The Watford-born and bred boxer is looking to invest in the club, further cementing his hero status in his hometown.

He told Seconds Out: “We wanted to move into private equity, venture capital funds.

“As you earn, naturally you want to save, so rather than me spending recklessly I’m trying to invest money into certain asset classes and that was an opportunity that presented itself.

“Nothing’s come of it yet. It’s a serious investment. If it comes off it’s one that should do well.

“If they went back to the Premier League then I’d need to get a shop on Market Street because the traffic that would be coming through Watford would be phenomenal.

“I remember being on Market Street and watching the football fans.

“I’m not a massive football fan myself but watching the fans steamroll Market Street and steamroll Vicarage Road were real good scenes.

“If we don’t do it then good luck to them anyway because they’re a great team.”

The potential impact of Joshua’s investment

The Hornets finished 14th in the Championship, securing their place in the division comfortably for another year.

Since their Premier League relegation at the end of the 2021-2022 season, Watford have spent three seasons in the Championship without securing a return.

In the 2022-2023 season, they finished mid-table in 11th place, with Joao Pedro as their leading scorer.