Gary Neville lined up for major career move as ex-Man Utd star set to appear on huge BBC show
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville has been lined up for a role on BBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den.
Neville retired from football in 2011 as an eight-time Premier League winner with two European winners medals to his name too.
And despite not making it in management, the former England international has transitioned into commentary.
Off the field, Neville also boats of a successful property portfolio with a chain of hotels and townhouses.
So it leaves him well positioned to judge wannabe entrepreneurs on BBC’s popular business programme.
Neville, 48, said: “I am excited to join the Dragons, and to meet the entrepreneurs brave enough to face us in the Den.
“I hope my personal journey shows that you can take the experiences you’ve had in one part of your career and use them to do something entirely different and make it a success.
“Business is all about managing people and managing yourself and I’m looking forward to sharing my experience to help the entrepreneurs we’ll meet in the Den reach their potential.”
Neville will join London-born and US-based fashion mogul Emma Grede as guests on the pannel.
They will sit alongside Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett for series 21.
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The show will be back on BBC One and iPlayer in 2024 with filming currently taking place in Manchester, where Neville made his name.
Dragons’ Den Executive Producer Samantha Davies said: “For the first time in the show’s 21 series there will be a sixth chair in the Den as we welcome our first guest Dragons.
“And what better additions to our established line-up than business juggernauts Emma Grede and Gary Neville. Emma brings a wide-range of knowledge and experience in international business, and Gary is a great example of someone who took an alternative route into commerce and used his unique skillset to grow a successful portfolio of companies.”