Cristiano Ronaldo remains one of the biggest names in world football. And one day, Wrexham may even be linked with players of his calibre.
Wrexham are on the up. Three promotions in a row has them readying for a Championship campaign and there’s nothing to suggest that the Dragons won’t, one day soon, be playing in the Premier League.
In fact, Ryan Reynolds’ Premier League prediction for Wrexham – top flight football in 10 years – could very well come true. From there the club would just keep on pushing and then we might see some top, top names moving to the Racecourse.
Even now, names like Steven Fletcher would never have signed for Wrexham beforehand. And following Wrexham’s promotion to the Championship we’re now seeing names like 38-cap Republic of Ireland international Callum Robinson linked with a summer move to Wrexham.
Wrexham warned about marquee signings with Cristiano Ronaldo example
Speaking to Leader Live comedian and Welsh football fanatic Elis James has been speaking about Wrexham and what they might do in this upcoming summer transfer window. Last January Wrexham broke their transfer record to sign Sam Smith for £2million and fans are expecting more money to be spent this summer.
But James has warned the club about marquee signings. He says: “The idea of a marquee signing like Cristiano Ronaldo would be incredible for the social media profile of the club, but the costs involved would be utterly insane and I’m sure there’s far more sensible ways of spending their money.
“Because they’re Hollywood stars with amazing wealth, when you see the stories in the press about potential superstar signings from bigger clubs, there could always be a kernel of truth in it. I personally don’t think that’s the way to go for them, though. Phil Parkinson is doing a great job so surely they’ll keep doing what they’re doing.”
What Phil Parkinson has already said about Wrexham’s summer transfer plans
Ronaldo or some other worldwide footballing superstar arriving at Wrexham this summer would be amazing for the publicity of the club. But whether or not it would help to have a 40-year-old Ronaldo in the squad, for example, remains to be seen.
And Parkinson has already shared Wrexham’s plans for the summer transfer window, in which he ruled out signings any ‘superstars’.
He said: “No superstars, no egos in the dressing room and we’ve got to try and get that balance right again where you always need extra quality when you go up a a level, but make sure that they are the right people coming into the building.”
It’s a method that’s worked for Wrexham so far and it’s one that could easily work again. But there definitely needs to be a step up in terms of quality of players being signed this summer, or Wrexham could be rushed back down to League One.
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