Tom Brady swaps the Super Bowl for St Andrew’s as the NFL legend prepares to attend a game at Birmingham City for the first time after becoming part owner of the club earlier this summer

Tom Brady will be attending a Birmingham City game during the early weeks of the season – possibly as early as Saturday’s game with Leeds at St Andrew’s.

The NFL great, a seven-time Super Bowl winner, became a co-owner of the Blues earlier this month thanks to an existing relationship with the club’s new American owners.

He has shared his support for Blues on social media and will soon have the chance to see his new project in the flesh.

Brady will chair an advisory board that works with Blues chefs.

On joining the club, Brady said: ‘Birmingham City are an iconic club with so much history and passion and to be part of the Blues is a real honor for me.

Tom Brady will attend a Birmingham City match for the first time since his co-ownership

The 46-year-old may be present as host John Eustance on Saturday in Leeds

“BCFC is built on teamwork and determination and I am delighted to be working with the board, management and players to make our Second City club second to none.

“I’ve been part of some great teams in my time and I’m looking forward to applying my perspective to create the same success here in Birmingham.”

Birmingham had suffered financial uncertainty for some time before the takeover of Knighthead Capital, but the arrival of new ownership, with former Manchester City man Garry Cook as CEO, has brought cautious optimism.

Blues have reinvested most of the £6.5 million they received for Tahith Chong and Jobe Bellingham, signing Dion Sanderson, Lee Buchanan, Ethan Laird, Krystian Bielik, Tyler Roberts and Siriki Dembele, under the management of John Eustace .

Eustace is building a reputation as one of the most promising young coaches in the country.

Brady is widely recognized as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history