Wrexham continue to spend in the transfer market as Phil Parkinson attempts to establish his side in the Championship.
Wrexham were expected to splash the cash this summer, and that has certainly been proven right.
Spending started slowly as Ryan Hardie and Danny Ward arrived, but Wrexham have really ramped it up since.
From Liberato Cacace’s then-club-record move from Empoli to Wrexham snapping up Callum Doyle from Manchester City, Phil Parkinson has invested serious money.
Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds have backed the Wrexham boss to the tune of more than £20million in an incredible summer.
Wrexham have now made 10 summer signings – and Parkinson isn’t finished just yet.
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Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist on Wrexham spending
Wrexham’s spending has divided opinion over the course of the summer.
Rival fans love to sarcastically say ‘what a fairytale’, suggesting that Wrexham’s journey is nothing special because of the money being spent.
We would counter that by saying Wrexham are not breaking any financial rules and have the freedom to spend under this ownership.
That may upset rival supporters, but Wrexham aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, and further spending could come in the next week.
Presenter Jeff Stelling has now commented on Wrexham while speaking on the TalkSPORT Breakfast Show, pointing out that Wrexham have spent just less than Champions League finalists Inter Milan this summer.
Stelling then noted that Parkinson still wants more signings, believing that it’s the last thing Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds want to hear right now.
The Hollywood duo have already funded major additions this summer, and Stelling thinks they ideally wouldn’t want to spend even more money.
“I want to touch on Wrexham, because obviously, it’s been this incredible upward climb they’ve had, but they’ve spent £23m in pre-season at the moment. That’s just less than Inter Milan and their manager Phil Parkinson admits the spending might not be over. Now, if I’m Ryan Reynolds or Rob McElhenney, those are not words I want to hear,” said Stelling.
If we know anything about Mac and Reynolds, though, it’s that they will do anything for this football club.
They will always give Wrexham the best chance to succeed, and that includes bringing on new investors such as the Allyn family, which means Parkinson’s spending isn’t solely coming out of Mac and Reynolds’ pockets.
All of the spending is within the rules, and if the money is there to be spent, Mac and Reynolds will have full trust in Parkinson to spend it wisely.
Ally McCoist on Wrexham
Co-host Ally McCoist offered his take on Wrexham’s journey, believing that a natural ‘plateau’ was always likely to come.
McCoist thinks the Championship will be that point, suggesting that Wrexham may actually need a couple of seasons at this level before aiming for the Premier League again.
McCoist thinks most Wrexham fans understand that, and he believes results so far this season show that Wrexham may need some time to truly adjust to the level.
“I’ve been saying for weeks that the climb and the ascent has to plateau out at some point,” said McCoist. “There’s no way I could see them going all the way straight to the top flight. I think this season was the season that it was going to plateau, perhaps for a couple of seasons. Then, from their point of view, they’d want to make the journey again and get to the top flight.
“There has to be a realisation, I think there probably is with the Wrexham fans who are on this wonderful journey. It’s never just going to be climb, climb, climb; they were going to have to find their level. I think they’ve more than found it right now, and results in this early stage of the season would indicate that,” he added.
Wrexham have only taken one point from the first three games, but a slow start shouldn’t cause too much concern.
The 2023-24 campaign brought a slow start as Wrexham adjusted to life in League Two, and that season ended in promotion.
Replicating that success is a big ask, but Wrexham will acclimatise and cause plenty of problems at Championship level – especially if Parkinson lands more signings.