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Phil Parkinson says how EFL ‘restriction’ is going to impact Wrexham transfer business, ‘we are trying’

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Phil Parkinson has shared an update on Wrexham’s transfer business for the remainder of the summer window.

The summer transfer deadline this season will come on September 1, giving the Dragons just under a month to make more signings.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have broken Wrexham’s transfer record several times already this season.

In total, the Welsh outfit have brought in eight new players, the latest being former Sheffield United striker, Kieffer Moore.

Wrexham 2025 summer transfers
Ryan Hardie
Josh Windass
Liberato Cacace
Danny Ward
Lewis O’Brien
George Thomason
Conor Coady
Kieffer Moore

It’s been a positive window after a slow start, but the influx of new talent is causing problems for Wrexham, as Phil Parkinson has commented on.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson looks on against Halifax Town.
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EFL restriction to impact Wrexham transfer business

We have previously shared how the EFL Championship squad rules will impact Wrexham.

At the time, the Dragons had 30 players aged 21 or above, all of whom would need to be registered.

The addition of Moore this week has taken that number up to 31, meaning that six players can’t be registered in the second tier.

Now, Parkinson has commented on the squad size restriction and admitted players must be moved on, as per Leader Live.

He said: “Some players will move on because they need to get some game time for themselves.

“I spoke about Jacob Mendy and there are other players in that category who want to go and play, and we have got to respect that as well.

“We won’t be keeping everybody because obviously we have got a restriction on the numbers anyway.

“We are trying to be fair to everybody and make sure by the end of the transfer window, we have got a squad of the size we wanted it but also with the quality levels we feel we need to go into this division.”

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Will Wrexham make more signings this summer

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has spoken about Nathan Broadhead and how he has expressed a desire to explore a move.

Wrexham would break their transfer record again for the ex-Premier League winger, but that deal looks set to drag out.

On potential incomings in the remainder of the window, Parkinson added: “I don’t think we are there yet where we need to be.

“We have made quite a few signings but we still feel we need to add in a few areas.

“We have been close to a couple of deals and then they didn’t happen for whatever reason but we are working on a few things.

“We know the kind of template where we want the squad to look when we finish and we are working towards that. Sometimes patience is a virtue with these things.

“As staff we have worked very hard over the summer to try and bring in the right players.

“I do feel we are getting there and there will still be a few more changes before the end of August to get the squad equipped for Championship football.”