Everton striker Kevin Campbell has a new goal in his sights - to become the next Simon Cowell.
Relax, Toffee fans, the big man isn't planning to hoist up his shorts and start slagging off the youth team - he is preparing to become a music mogul.
Campbell, 33, has invested a hefty slice of his hard-earned cash in a record label called 2 Wicked - and is confident it will be a success.
"I want to be in the music business - it's always been a case of when, not if," he stated.
2 Wicked has already made its first signing - bad boy rapper Mark Morrison, whose career has twice been halted by spells in the slammer.
The Mac's latest return has cost Campbell and co a cool £2.8m for a three-album deal, but they are confident it will prove to be a good investment.
Campbell & Morrison
"This is the real deal," a friend of Campbell's explained. "When Kev retires from football, 2 Wicked will be his main livelihood.
"Kev is into hip hop and R&B, but he will be putting out mostly commercial stuff."
Campbell has worryingly admitted to being "a bit of a rapper" himself, but insisted he would concentrate on his football for the next few years.
Wise move, Kevin - the last player who fancied himself as the next Busta Rhymes was John Barnes. Nuff said.
Relax, Toffee fans, the big man isn't planning to hoist up his shorts and start slagging off the youth team - he is preparing to become a music mogul.
Campbell, 33, has invested a hefty slice of his hard-earned cash in a record label called 2 Wicked - and is confident it will be a success.
"I want to be in the music business - it's always been a case of when, not if," he stated.
2 Wicked has already made its first signing - bad boy rapper Mark Morrison, whose career has twice been halted by spells in the slammer.
The Mac's latest return has cost Campbell and co a cool £2.8m for a three-album deal, but they are confident it will prove to be a good investment.
Campbell & Morrison
"This is the real deal," a friend of Campbell's explained. "When Kev retires from football, 2 Wicked will be his main livelihood.
"Kev is into hip hop and R&B, but he will be putting out mostly commercial stuff."
Campbell has worryingly admitted to being "a bit of a rapper" himself, but insisted he would concentrate on his football for the next few years.
Wise move, Kevin - the last player who fancied himself as the next Busta Rhymes was John Barnes. Nuff said.
