One Wrexham transfer target may have just seen his chances of a summer move wiped out after his club decided to extend his stay.
Wrexham’s summer transfer has got off to a relatively slow start, following the Dragons’ promotion from League One under Phil Parkinson last season.
Other clubs are making transfers, although we are still only in the very early stages of the summer transfer window which is actually closed again, re-opening on June 16th.
Expect Parkinson and co to be doing a lot of work behind the scenes at the Racecourse, as the list of Wrexham transfer targets continues to grow almost every day.
And there seems to be no cap on the quality of players being linked with a move to Wales this summer. The biggest name yet appears to be Christian Eriksen.
Recent reports have claimed that Wrexham are interested in signing Eriksen on a free transfer although whether those reports have much truth remains to be seen, with Eriksen looking likely to move to a top flight European club instead.
Another big name linked is Ben Davies.
Nathan Salt gives verdict on Ben Davies to Wrexham after Spurs’ contract decision
It’s been revealed that Davies is a transfer target for Wrexham this summer. The 96-cap Welsh legend was originally out of contract this summer, but Spurs extended Davies’ contract for another year, seemingly putting an end to a potential summer transfer for the defender who has also been linked with Leeds United.
But speaking on the Rob Ryan Red podcast, journalist Nathan Salt has given his verdict on the chances of Wrexham now signing Davies, suggesting that there remains a chance the deal gets done, albeit it’s now much more unlikely to happen. Salt explained: “I think it’s unlikely now. I understand that, people saying ‘Well it’s probably not going to happen now’, ‘It’s not going to happen now’.
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“Probably not. But I actually don’t think them triggering an extension completely wipes any possibility of him leaving the football club. I think it’s purely a financial, a clever accounting move really, at least you’re going to get some money if Ben Davies does end up moving on.”
The other defenders linked with Wrexham this summer
Davies could be a great signing for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s side: he’s hugely experienced and a Welsh legend, and a defender capable of playing on the left or in the middle.
But he’s not the only defender linked with a move to the Racecourse with Swansea City’s Harry Darling also a target for Wrexham this summer. He too has plenty of other suitors in the Football League, though.
Meanwhile, Man United have released Jonny Evans and Jack Kingdon along with Eriksen, and the two defenders have also been mentioned alongside a possible move to Wrexham this summer.