Wrexham are seeking attacking additions this summer and Phil Parkinson may explore foreign markets to bolster his options.
Wrexham boasted an embarrassment of riches in the final third as Phil Parkinson chased another promotion.
January deals for Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez left Parkinson with seven – yes, seven – centre forwards at his disposal.
Steven Fletcher and Jack Marriott supported Smith and Rodriguez, with Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer on the outside looking in.
Modou Faal struggled for League One action but is largely seen as one for the future after joining from West Bromwich Albion.
Fletcher is now leaving Wrexham and few would be surprised to see Mullin and Palmer follow, potentially clearing the way for new recruits.
Taiwo Awoniyi predicted big future for Wrexham target Sunusi Ibrahim
A surprise rumour emerged earlier this week as Wrexham explore adding a new striker.
Reports suggest Wrexham lead the race to sign Sunusi Ibrahim from CF Montreal this summer.
Ibrahim scored six times in Major League Soccer last season but has struggled for action this term.
Wrexham now seemingly want to sign the Nigerian in a deal worth up to £370,000 – a rather calculated gamble on the young forward.
The 22-year-old has shown potential in Canada and was even backed for a huge future by now-Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi.
Speaking to Futboloven in 2019, Awoniyi picked out Ibrahim as a ‘great talent’ for the future of Nigerian football.
Sunusi was emerging as a teenager with Nasarawa United at the time but was already earning chances alongside Awoniyi in the Nigeria Under-23s.
Sunusi has only earned three senior caps for Nigeria, but the fact that he took his career from Nigeria to Major League Soccer suggests he at least fulfilled some of Awoniyi’s praise.
“For me Sunusi Ibrahim is a great guy and if I am not mistaken he made the most runs and took the most shots at goal today, for him to play at this stage as a player so good and so well shows the type of talent he has in him,” said Awoniyi.
“I will just encourage him to pray and keep working hard and soon everything will fall into place for him at the right time, I think he is a great talent for the country,” he added.
Sunusi Ibrahim would bring something different to Wrexham
Ibrahim is far from the finished product and Wrexham may believe that he is a talent worth investing in for the future.
Ibrahim was just turning 17 around the time of Awoniyi’s praise, and he is still looking to really maximise his potential more than five years on.
The Montreal attacker has been tabbed as a player who can bring speed and physicality in the final third, and that would give Wrexham a new dimension.
Sam Smith’s movement is certainly impressive, but Wrexham don’t have a player with a really dangerous turn of pace up top.
Parkinson wants more pace and power in his Wrexham squad and Ibrahim may well be viewed as a player who can bring something new in attack having shown flashes of his quality in Major League Soccer.