Wrexham have just been handed perhaps their first blow of the summer transfer window, after one of Phil Parkinson’s striker targets agreed a move to Preston North End.
The summer so far has been fairly uneventful for Phil Parkinson and his side following promotion to the Championship.
Whilst Wrexham have been linked with a number of players, there’s only been the one signing so far with Ryan Hardie joining on a permanent deal from Plymouth Argyle.
But it’s a very good signing. It sets the tone for the rest of the summer transfer window and reiterates Parkinson’s wish to sign Championship-proven players this summer.
And the striker department at the Racecourse looks set to undergo some transformation this summer, no less after it was confirmed that Paul Mullin is set to join Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2025/26 season.
There’s several strikers linked with Wrexham right now, with one of them being Bournemouth and Canadian international Daniel Jebbison.
Daniel Jebbison agrees loan exit amid Wrexham transfer links
Earlier in June, it was reported that Wrexham were interested in signing Jebbison on loan from Bournemouth. The 21-year-old former Sheffield United man played 16 times in the Premier League for Bournemouth last season, scoring once after a failed loan spell at Watford in the first half of the campaign.
Despite failing to score in 13 Championship outings for the Hornets, Jebbison has sealed another loan move to the second tier with Sky Sports journalist Mark McAdam revealing on X that Jebbison has ‘agreed a deal’ to join Preston North End on loan, in a ‘straight loan’ with no obligation for the Lilywhites to buy.
It’s certainly a blow for Wrexham and Parkinson, though not the end of the world with the Dragons having set their sights on a number of potential striker signings this summer.
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The latest on Wrexham’s striker search this summer
With Jebbison now off of Wrexham’s shortlist, it leaves several others including Leeds United duo Patrick Bamford and Joe Gelhardt.
The latest on those fronts is that Gelhardt doesn’t look likely to join Wrexham this summer, with transfer expert Graeme Bailey having played down a move to the Racecourse whilst also suggesting that the Leeds outcast is a League One-level striker.
Meanwhile, Bamford continues to be linked with Wrexham. But the one-time England striker will be given the choice of whether or not he stays at Elland Road this summer, with Leeds set to improve on their striker options.
Callum Robinson is another striker linked. But there’s bad news on that front too with new Bluebirds boss manager Brian Barry-Murphy saying that Cardiff City don’t have to sell players this summer, hinting that he wants to keep his best players for next season.