Wrexham have secured the signing of Nathan Broadhead after agreeing a deal worth up to £10million for the Welsh star.
Wrexham have added major attacking talent this summer as Phil Parkinson looks to make an impact in the Championship.
Ryan Hardie was the first signing of the summer, and Josh Windass joined him at Wrexham, arriving on a free transfer after leaving Sheffield Wednesday.
Kieffer Moore then joined Wrexham from Sheffield United, but Parkinson wasn’t done with his push for attacking signings.
Reports on Thursday suggested that Wrexham were set to sign Nathan Broadhead, having agreed a deal worth up to £10million with Ipswich Town.
Broadhead has now completed his move to Wrexham, penning a four-year contract at the STōK Cae Ras.
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Nathan Broadhead on Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds
This is an emotional move for Broadhead, who hails from Bangor and spent time in the Wrexham ranks as a kid.
Broadhead left Wrexham for Everton at the age of just 10, and few would have ever expected to see him return to the club in a £10million deal.
That has been made possible under Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, with Wrexham now challenging in the Championship and forking out big money.
Speaking on Wrexham’s official YouTube channel, Broadhead admitted speaking to Wrexham captain James McClean and Wales international teammate Kieffer Moore before his move.
Broadhead admitted being told that owners McElhenney and Reynolds are simply ‘massive’ and that the only way is up at Wrexham.
Broadhead admitted that playing in the McElhenney and Reynolds era was ‘very enticing’, and he is happy to have his deal wrapped up.
“I’ve had a couple of messages off Kieffer and obviously James McClean, asking me if I was coming or not,” said Broadhead.
“They just said it was a good club, the owners are massive for the club and yeah, the only way is up for this club, so it was very enticing, and I’m just happy,” he added.
Nathan Broadhead reunites with James McClean
Broadhead played with Moore at Ipswich Town, and the pair actually won promotion to the Premier League together in 2024.
Broadhead also has history with McClean, though, having played together at Wigan Athletic.
The Welsh forward played 22 times alongside McClean at Wigan during the 2022-23 Championship season.
Wigan only won five of those games, losing 13 times before Everton recalled Broadhead from his loan spell.
Everton immediately sold Broadhead on to Ipswich, where he played a key role in back-to-back promotions under Kieran McKenna.
Two-and-a-half years since parting ways, Broadhead and McClean are back together again and hoping to bring even more success to Wrexham.