Wrexham 'legends' to return for pre-season

Strikers Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin have scored eight goals between them during the 2024-25 season

Manager Phil Parkinson says currently out-of-favour Wrexham "legends" Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer will be involved in the club's pre-season amid uncertainty surrounding their futures.

Mullin, 30, has not featured for the Red Dragons in the league since a 3-2 defeat by Stevenage on 28 January but remains under contract with the club until 2027.

Since that loss to Alex Revell's side at the Stok Cae Ras, his fellow striker Palmer, 33, also failed to get any further League One action as Wrexham secured promotion to the Championship.

Palmer still has a year left to run on his deal with the club, but amid questions over the future of the pair in north Wales, Parkinson says both Mullin and Palmer will go down in Wrexham folklore for the roles they have played in the club's three successive promotions.

"First of all, everyone's made a contribution. What level that has been doesn't matter because everybody's been together and contributed," the Wrexham boss told BBC Sport Wales.

"Of course there's always players who would have liked to have played more. Equally, contributions can come in many forms, so I'm delighted with everybody as a group.

"Mulls and Ollie will always be legends at this club for what they've done. They're under contract next year and they'll be back in pre-season ready to go again."

Mullin is the club's seventh highest goal scorer of all time, having netted 110 times since joining from Cambridge United in the summer of 2021.

Palmer has contributed 44 goals in 149 appearances since moving from Wimbledon midway through the 2021-22 season.

A number of players including forward Steven Fletcher, defender Eoghan O'Connell and goalkeeper Mark Howard see their contracts expire in the summer.

Having secured their place in the Championship for next season by beating Charlton Athletic 3-0 last time out, Parkinson admitted the club will now focus on resolving a number of squad issues.

"Because of the promotion we haven't had a chance as a staff or with the owners to sit down and look at the overall picture. We'll start to do that as quickly as possible," he added.

Parkinson is expected to make a number of additions to his squad during the course of the summer transfer window, as Wrexham prepare for their first campaign in the second tier in 43 years.

And while eager to improve the quality within his ranks, the 57-year-old remains determined to ensure the culture at the club is not disrupted.

"We've got a group who understands what it takes in terms of the professionalism through a season and the work ethic in each and every game. We want to make sure we maintain that because it's very important," Parkinson said.

"That culture, we've got to make sure we keep as we look to improve the quality level as you always do."