4 Wrexham transfers Ryan Reynolds can still complete in January including mega-money deal

Wrexham could beryllium successful for a engaged extremity to the January transportation model arsenic owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purpose to backmost Phil Parkinson side's promotion challenge

Hollywood-owned Wrexham could beryllium engaged up of the January transportation deadline successful a bid to revive their automatic promotion hopes.

The Red Dragons, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, person truthful acold brought successful 1 caller look successful Hull City winger Ryan Longman. Wrexham paid a reported interest of £500,000 for the 24-year-old past week, fending disconnected competition from second-tier broadside Oxford United.

However, their hopes of a top-two League One decorativeness suffered a large stroke connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic they slumped to a 3-2 location decision to Stevenage. The effect leaves them six points down second-placed Wycombe Wanders successful the table, with leaders Birmingham City holding an eight-point vantage implicit Phil Parkinson's side.

The manager tore into his players aft the Stevenage game, and if Wrexham are to basal immoderate accidental of catching their rivals, past much arrivals could beryllium indispensable earlier Monday's deadline. Parkinson confirmed they are inactive keen to marque signings connected Thursday, telling The Leader: "We cognize what we'd similar to do. We're trying to bring players successful and if we do, great, but if we don't, let's regroup together."

The North Wales outfit person been intimately linked with respective strikers during the existent model arsenic they person struggled for goals truthful acold this season. With each that successful mind, Mirror Football has taken a look astatine 4 signings the A-list owners could authorisation arsenic they purpose to flex their fiscal musculus up of Monday's February 3rd deadline.

Ryan Hardie

Reynolds and McElhenney mightiness person to excavation heavy into their pockets for astatine slightest 1 of these imaginable signings. Plymouth Argyle striker Ryan Hardie is among the players who person been linked with a determination to the Racecourse Ground.

As reported by Football League World, the guardant would travel with a hefty £2m valuation if the Red Dragons take to prosecute the 27-year-old's signature. Hardie joined the Pilgrims successful 2020 and has netted 64 goals successful 230 appearances, helping the nine ascent from League Two to the Championship.

The Scotsman's extremity tally includes 12 successful the 2nd tier during Plymouth's archetypal play backmost successful the part past term.

Michael Smith

Sheffield Wednesday striker Michael Smith was 1 of Parkinson's main transportation targets past summer. With his declaration acceptable to expire aboriginal this year, it appears the Wrexham manager revived his involvement successful January.

According to The Star, an attack has been made to the Championship broadside by Wrexham astir acquiring Smith's services. Despite often coming disconnected the bench, the 33-year-old has netted six goals for the Owls this season.

Wrexham volition request to determination accelerated to motion the £500,000-valued subordinate but look a large roadblock arsenic Wednesday brag Danny Röhl is not said to beryllium consenting to fto him leave.

Sam Smith

One signing which is looking progressively apt is Reading striker Sam Smith. The 26-year-old has 11 goals to his sanction truthful acold this play and is seen arsenic a solution to Wrexham's goalscoring woes, arsenic per Football League World.

The Reading Chronicle reported connected Thursday that a multi-million lb woody is adjacent to completion aft Smith registered treble digits successful the 3rd tier during the past 4 campaigns. Reading's fiscal woes nether the ownership of Dai Yongge person near them susceptible to losing their champion players, making this a definite goer.

Cauley Woodrow

Reports person besides circulated successful January that Wrexham whitethorn motion Luton Town guardant and erstwhile England U21 planetary Cauley Woodrow. The ex-Premier League striker has lone started erstwhile for the Hatters successful the Championship this season, but a determination to northbound Wales could beryllium connected the cards, according to Football Insider.

The 30-year-old footballer, who has antecedently scored successful the Premier League for Fulham and aboriginal played for Barnsley, made 24 appearances past play for his team, chiefly arsenic a substitute. His crowning infinitesimal was netting a last-gasp equaliser astatine Crystal Palace successful March 2024, making definite the lucifer ended 1–1 heavy into stoppage time.

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