Wrexham have been making a splash in the transfer market following their promotion to League One and it seems like there is more to come.
The Wrexham story is now one of the most well known in football, thanks to their Hollywood owners and blockbuster documentary on Disney+.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club in 2021 and have taken them from the National League to League One.
They have now won back-to-back promotions and find themselves in the third tier of English football.
This is where we will see how truly prepared they are as they will come up against some big hitters.
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Reynolds and McElhenney are going to have a little bit of fun along the way, too.
Deadpool star Reynolds teased a potential wild double signing with a post on social media with the caption ‘secret scouting mission’.
He was pictured alongside Flamengo star Pedro Guilherme and former Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea defender David Luiz.
Hugh Jackman and Emma Louise Corrin were also in the picture at the London Stadium.
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Wrexham have already made a splash in the transfer market this summer, however, with five names already through the door.
Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, who was on loan last season, heads back from Arsenal on a free transfer.
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The most impressive signing is that of George Dobson, who left Charlton this summer. Birmingham wanted the former Addicks captain, but were beaten by Wrexham.
Dobson had agreed a contract with a Hungarian side in January, but he cancelled that contract to stay in League One.
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This week, they announced a double deal that saw Callum Burton and Sebastian Revan join.
Burton left Championship side Plymouth at the end of last season.
The other signing is Lewis Brunt on a three-year deal from Leicester for an undisclosed fee.
Wrexham signings this summer
Arthur Okonkwo - free transfer (from Arsenal)
George Dobson - free transfer (from Charlton)
Callum Burton - free transfer (from Plymouth)
Sebastian Revan - free transfer (from Aston Villa)
Lewis Brunt - undisclosed (from Leicester)
Speaking on Wrexham’s transfer plans earlier this summer, manager Phil Parkinson said: “We are working on one or two things. There is still work to be done in the squad before the season starts, everybody knows that, but I am very pleased with the lads we have brought in so far.
"They are really strong additions to what we have got and as ever, we are trying to select the players which we feel are right for this group and the club.
“That is a careful selection process because this is quite a unique club to be at for many reasons and I want to make sure that the ones who come in with us are going to integrate quickly with the group but also add something.”
He added: “It’s great that Ryan and Rob are the owners of the club, so it’s important that when someone signs they get a welcome from Rob and Ryan.
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“They’re great at that, they’re very engaged, whenever we’ve signed a player or when we sign a player they want to be involved in terms of us explaining why we’re signing the player, and what qualities that particular player brings to the club.
"Of course, yeah, they want to make them feel welcome because there’s a togetherness about us here at Wrexham and it’s something that we want to continue with.”
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Wrexham have managed to make plenty of coups in the transfer market, and how do they land so many big names.
Well that is just the question that Rio Ferdinand asked when Reynolds was on his FIVE podcast.
The Hollywood star said: “Actually, that is a really great question. It sounds ridiculous, but it's all just leading with honesty.
“I talk to every single potential signing that we have. In fact, just today, I talked to George Dobson.
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“I am not going to make football decisions. I'm going to make storytelling decisions about this club and its history and its future, backing them in terms of whatever it is that they want to do outside of football because that's just as important.
“Like, what is your plan for your family? Do you have a brand? Do you have something? And these are things that are increasingly important in 2024.”
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Ferdinand was suitably impressed with his answer and added: “That is so different to the ecosystem of football that I grew up in and that is there now.
“So you guys are coming at a different angle and you guys are going to get players that other people can't get. Because if you're adding layers like that onto it.”