Paul Mullin has officially left Wrexham, joining League One Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan deal ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
As many expected to happen, Paul Mullin has left Wrexham following his struggles in the 2024/25 season, which saw him feature just 26 times in League One whilst scoring three goals.
Exiled by Phil Parkinson, the 30-year-old Mullin featured only once after the end of January. He couldn’t even get himself in the matchday squad leading to a lot of speculation that the Wrexham cult hero would leave the Racecourse this summer.
Wigan Athletic had been in talks to sign Mullin on loan for the 2025/26 season. On Monday, the Latics confirmed the deal and Mullin has since given his first interview as a Wigan player, in which he discussed his exit from the club.
What Paul Mullin said about his Wrexham exit after joining Wigan Athletic
In a recent episode of Welcome to Wrexham, Mullin spoke about why Parkinson exiled him at Wrexham. And Mullin was baffled by the whole situation, with Parkinson then reiterating that Mullin simply fell out of favour at Wrexham, following the January signings of Jay Rodriguez and Sam Smith.
Wrexham fans have sympathised with Mullin, who remains under contract until the summer of 2027. And speaking to Wigan Athletic upon signing for the club, Mullin has said that he’s disappointed with the manner of his Wrexham exit, in what seems like a veiled message to Parkinson.
Mullin said: “I made that move, first and foremost for family reasons. It was something that was going to be close to home and obviously something that was going to be exciting every day, and at that point I would have never thought it would have gone on to become what it’s become.
“It’s been absolutely phenomenal and it was sad to leave there how it’s ended, in a way that happens in football, you leave close but just the way it’s gone. It’s been quite disappointing but as you say, one door closed another one opens.”
The brutal reality behind Paul Mullin’s Wrexham exit
It’s not the end of Mullin’s time at Wrexham. But the pair have gone their own ways for next season and like Mullin says, it happens in football.
After Wrexham secured a third-straight promotion under owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, there’s bound to be some players who were previously key players, left behind.
At the end of the last season, Wrexham released eight players. Among them were some fan favourites like Steven Fletcher who many fans think could’ve done a job next season. But then Wrexham signed Ryan Hardie from Plymouth Argyle.
Hardie is certainly an upgrade and it’s another reminder of the brutality that has come with Wrexham’s rapid rise up the Football League, which has also left Mullin in the dust. With Wigan in League One though, Mullin has a great chance to show Parkinson just what he’s missing out on.