Wrexham completed a deal to sign defender Dominic Hyam on deadline day, leaving Blackburn Rovers gutted.
Phil Parkinson was a busy man on transfer deadline day, securing three new signings for his Wrexham side.
Ben Sheaf, Issa Kabore and Dominic Hyam joined Wrexham to bring an incredible Wrexham window to an end.
Parkinson secured 13 signings over the course of the summer, splashing more than £30million on new recruits in the process.
Hyam has said an emotional goodbye to Blackburn, with Wrexham paying around £2.7million to lure him from Ewood Park on a two-year deal.
Hyam completed his move while on international duty with Scotland and will only head to Wrexham next week.
Blackburn Rovers eye Craig Dawson to replace Dominic Hyam
Wrexham now have another proven Championship defender to add to Parkinson’s ranks, but the deal has not gone down well in Blackburn.
Rovers fans have seen Lewis Travis and Callum Brittain move on this summer, so losing Hyam in the final stages of the window was a tough one to swallow.
The 29-year-old was a key part of Blackburn’s defence, and that £2.7million fee is not much use right now, with the window now closed.
Rovers were lacking depth in the centre of defence before Hyam’s exit, so his move to Wrexham has weakened them further.
The Sun’s Alan Nixon now reports that Blackburn are actually trying to sign a replacement for Hyam outside of the transfer window.
It’s stated that Rovers are now looking to sign free agent Craig Dawson to fill the void left by Hyam’s move.
Dawson rejected a move to Birmingham City, but the Rochdale-born defender could be tempted to sign a deal closer to home.
Rovers do not have many other options, given that they are now limited to the free agent market, so Dawson could be the man to replace Hyam in the coming days.
Wrexham were interested in signing Craig Dawson
Rovers’ potential move to sign Dawson is somewhat ironic, as he could have been a Wrexham player this summer.
Wrexham were interested in Dawson early in the window, as the defender became a free agent after leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The rumours slowed down over the summer, and Wrexham instead signed Conor Coady as a veteran presence in Parkinson’s back three.
Parkinson has since added two more central defenders, landing Callum Doyle in August and then Hyam on deadline day.
Dawson could now end up at Blackburn in a real turn of events, with Wrexham’s move for Hyam rather ironically paving the way for a potential deal.