Wrexham have seen their spending increase a great deal since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney became co-owners.
The Hollywood pair took over Wrexham in February 2021 and quickly got to work transforming the club.
The club’s transfer record has been broken on several occasions in the last four years, including three times in the last two windows.
In the summer, Wrexham signed Ollie Rathbone from Rotherham United for a record fee before Modou Faal joined just weeks later to top that deal.
More recently, Sam Smith became the club’s record signing, with suggestions he is the first player to set the Welsh outfit back seven figures in transfer fees.
While Smith cost a pretty penny initially, one Wrexham man could end up setting Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney over £1m in the next year and a half.
Jay Rodriguez could cost Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney £1.09m
On the same day Smith signed for Wrexham, Jay Rodriguez also arrived on a free transfer from Burnley.
Rodriguez came to the Racecourse Ground with a wealth of Premier League and Championship experience.
The 35-year-old has had a prolific career at the top of the English game and even rejected interest from the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal to stay with Southampton back in 2015, according to the Express.
Rodriguez is struggling for goals at Wrexham and has so far failed to find the back of the net in his first 10 outings for the club.
That will hopefully change in the near future though, especially when looking at how much the forward is actually costing the Red Dragons.
It was reported on the day he signed that Wrexham offered Rodriguez £15,000-a-week to join them.
The Englishman signed a contract that will keep him in Wales until June 30th, 2026, according to Transfermarkt.
So, after putting pen to paper on January 31st, 2025, it means Rodriguez, unless he leaves before his contract comes to an end, will spend 73 weeks at Wrexham.
In turn, Rob and Ryan will end up paying out £1,095,000 in wages to the player over the course of his deal.
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Wrexham player wages
A full list of every Wrexham player’s wage is not available but Salary Sport have listed the majority in 2025.
Rodriguez, Smith and fellow January addition Ryan Longman are yet to be added to their list.
But George Dobson and George Evans are thought to be two of the club’s highest earners.
| Player Name | Weekly Wage | Yearly Salary |
|---|---|---|
| George Dobson | £7,200 | £374,400 |
| George Evans | £7,200 | £374,400 |
| James McClean | £6,100 | £317,200 |
| Jack Marriott | £6,100 | £317,200 |
| Paul Mullin | £5,800 | £301,600 |
| Steven Fletcher | £5,600 | £291,200 |
| Andy Cannon | £5,500 | £286,000 |
| Will Boyle | £5,400 | £280,800 |
| Eoghan O’Connell | £5,300 | £275,600 |
| Oliver Rathbone | £4,800 | £249,600 |
| Ollie Palmer | £4,800 | £249,600 |
| Seb Revan | £4,600 | £239,200 |
| Elliot Lee | £4,300 | £223,600 |
| Luke Bolton | £4,000 | £208,000 |
| Thomas O’Connor | £3,600 | £187,200 |
| Dan Scarr | £3,400 | £176,800 |
| Ryan Barnett | £2,700 | £140,400 |
| Arthur Okonkwo | £2,500 | £130,000 |
| Jacob Mendy | £2,100 | £109,200 |
| Lewis Brunt | £2,000 | £104,000 |
| Mo Faal | £1,900 | £98,800 |
| Mark Howard | £1,900 | £98,800 |
| Callum Burton | £1,400 | £72,800 |
| Josh Adam | £1,100 | £57,200 |
| Liam Hall | £790 | £41,080 |
| Max Cleworth | £730 | £37,960 |
| Aaron James | £450 | £23,400 |
Interestingly, despite being one of their all-time top goalscorers, Mullin is only thought to be earning £5,800-a-week.