Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson drops switch trace as Ryan Reynolds 'eyes Powell'

Phil Parkinson has steered that he's pleased with the power of his present Wrexham squad regardless of being linked with gamers from greater up the soccer pyramid on their return to the Football League. The Red Dragons will compete within the EFL subsequent season for the primary time in 15 years after profitable the National League title with a record-breaking 111 factors.

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They had been helped in no small half by co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who've invested over £10m within the membership, serving to to draw gamers from greater up the divisions, equivalent to high goalscorer Paul Mullin.

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But with Wrexham having now achieved their first objective of turning into a Football League aspect as soon as extra, consideration has now turned to making an attempt to strengthen the group additional earlier than launching a recent promotion marketing campaign in League Two.

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One participant who has been linked with a transfer to the Racecourse Stadium is former Manchester United prospect Nick Powell, who is accessible on a free switch after his contract with Championship aspect Stoke City was allowed to run out.

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Having graduated from Crewe Alexandra's famend youth academy, United paid the Railwaymen £6m to signal Powell 11 years in the past, with Sir Alex Ferguson believing that he could be the eventual successor to Paul Scholes in his midfield.

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But after failing to make an influence at Old Trafford, Powell went on mortgage spells with Wigan Athletic, Leicester City and Hull City earlier than signing for Wigan completely in 2016.

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Powell has been with Stoke since 2019 however is now a free agent, nonetheless, when Wrexham boss Parkinson was requested what plans had been afoot to bolster his title-winning squad for subsequent season, he performed down the probability of creating marquee signings whereas praising his current gamers.

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Parkinson advised Football Daily: "When I took over a couple of years ago the aim was to build a squad that was capable of going on a journey with the club. We tried to sign players from a higher level or players like we've done from the National League who we believed we could develop with the club.

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"We're in a powerful place. As each supervisor would say, you at all times need to add some high quality to what you have already received, nonetheless, I really feel the squad because it stands is a powerful one. I'm trying ahead to seeing loads of the lads develop with the group subsequent season."

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Wrexham has already tied Mullin down to a new three-year contract and former England goalkeeper Ben Foster has confirmed that he has agreed to sign a new contract, extending his time with the club into next season.

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