Why Snoop Dogg can take Swansea City to the Premier League

Former Liverpool star Dean Saunders believes Snoop Dogg holds the key to Swansea City returning to the Premier League, urging them to follow the blueprint set by Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney at Wrexham AFC. With Swansea performing strongly near the top of the Championship, Saunders insists that backing the manager financially now could yield massive rewards in the top tier, drawing inspiration from the success achieved by Reynolds and McElhenney at their Welsh rivals.

Wrexham won three consecutive promotions under the guidance of Reynolds and McElhenney, in tandem with manager Phil Parkinson, with some arguing the club are beyond recognisable from the one that languished in non-league for 15 years. And Saunders, who also managed Wrexham, believes celebrity stardom will be at the forefront of any potential return to the Premier League for Swansea.

"Snoop Dogg is Swansea's route back into the Premier League, they have plenty of money," Saunders told SveaCasino. "They could potentially follow Wrexham's model and back the manager with the funds needed to bring in better players.

"If you get into the Premier League, I think you get a minimum of £165m. Obviously getting in there and staying in there is a different story, but Snoop Dogg has got billions.

Put your hand in your pocket, Snoop! Give the manager some funds now so they can kick on!" Beyond Swansea, Saunders highlighted the booming state of Welsh soccer across the English league system, pointing to the momentum generated under Reynolds and McElhenney at Wrexham alongside strong campaigns for Cardiff City and Merthyr Tydfil.

"Wrexham are building a new stand behind the goal, and if you built a 45,000-seat stadium there now, it'd be full," Saunders explained. "Cardiff are flying too and got a good result at the weekend, while my team, Swansea, are top of the Championship.

Newport have struggled a bit with limited resources, but they're battling away. I think it's positive for Welsh soccer when all of the teams are performing.

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According to the former striker, having Welsh clubs compete at higher levels is vital for providing young home-grown talent with a direct route into Craig Bellamy's national side. "Merthyr Tydfil, the other Welsh team in the English system, are doing well in their league, so I want them all to do well.

We need them all to do well," Saunders added. "We can't buy players in Wales.