Wrexham looking into 'a number of deals'

Phil Parkinson has gained six promotions as a manager - three of which have come with Wrexham

Phil Parkinson says Wrexham are continuing to explore a number of transfer options as they prepare for their 2025-26 Championship opener at Southampton this weekend.

The Red Dragons have already recruited eight players ahead of the trip to St Mary's Stadium on Saturday (12:30 BST) while they have also been linked with moves for Wales duo Nathan Broadhead and Lewis Koumas along with Ajax midfielder Sivert Mannsverk - who spent the second half of last season on loan at Cardiff City.

But Parkinson - who has guided Wrexham to three successive promotions from the National League - says Broadhead is among a number of players the club are currently looking at.

"I honestly don't know anything today, whether there's been any developments," he said of the 27-year-old.

"He's Ipswich Town's player. Until I'm told different, that's the way it'll stay.

"There's a number of deals we're looking into at the moment."

It comes after Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna said the Tractor Boys were not currently in a position to lose a player of Broadhead's calibre.

"He's expressed his desire to look at another opportunity that's been presented to him," McKenna said of Broadhead.

"But at this moment with the position the club is in, it's not the right time or even a possible time for us to allow a good player to leave the building.

"We'll have to see how the situation plays out over the coming weeks."

Nathan Broadhead has won 14 caps for Wales

Goalkeeper Danny Ward, defenders Liberato Cacace and Conor Coady, midfielders George Thomason and Lewis O'Brien along with forwards Ryan Hardie, Kieffer Moore and Josh Windass have all joined Wrexham ahead of Saturday's trip to the south coast of England.

And given the club's remarkable rise under the ownership of Hollywood pair Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, Wrexham will be under the spotlight once again during what will be their first campaign in the second tier since 1981-82.

But Parkinson says he has not been set targets by the club's owners, insisting regular improvement will constitute success for Wrexham this season.

"I think it's difficult to predict, but I said that last season in League One," explained Parkinson on the targets for the year ahead.

"Success for Wrexham is that, by the end of the season, we've continued to represent this great football club in the way we have over the last four years.

"If we do that I'll be very pleased and we'll see where that takes us."

On the prospect of securing four promotions in a row, Parkinson said: "The three in a row is history, people are inevitably going to mention that.

"But we don't get carried away with ourselves, we never have.

"Other people on the outside may well talk about that but we're just focused on what we've got to do, remaining grounded as a group and knowing there's a lot of hard work ahead of us.

"But it's equally very exciting as well. There's an air of anticipation in and around the town and the club."

Opta analysts state Wrexham have the fifth toughest start - over the opening four league matches - of any side in the Championship this season.

And while there will be an expectation to deliver this term, Parkinson says Reynolds and McElhenney have never added further pressure on to the coaching staff or players during their time as owners.

"One thing with Rob and Ryan, they've never put pressure on us," he said.

"It's about getting the squad and the template we set out in the summer, can we fill the blanks where we needed players to come in to give us a chance to be competitive in the division?

"They're the conversations I have with Rob and Ryan rather than, 'we've got to do this or that'. They've just been supportive to help us build a competitive squad."