Football General Manager
- Red Dragons up into the Championship
- Hollywood co-owners daring to dream big
- Ambitious targets have been identified
It has been revealed that, with Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney calling the shots, the Red Dragons made an ambitious play for ex-Tottenham star Eriksen after seeing him leave Premier League giants Manchester United as a free agent.
No deal has been done, with the 33-year-old midfielder eager to avoid the Championship and continue playing at the highest level, but a possible off-field incentive for Eriksen in North Wales has been speculated on.
Former Wrexham star Matt Jansen has told OLBG: “It’s possible Eriksen may become an investor and that could be part of the deal. It would take a lot of money to persuade him, wage-wise. If they can reach those demands, who knows? He may want to join the party.”
Jansen is not convinced that the Red Dragons should be investing so much in a player of Eriksen’s ilk, with there other options to be explored. He added: “I think all the way through the spine of the team, they need to strengthen. Then it’s a case of having a good run. If they have that, with confidence and belief, it would push them to the top of the table.
“I would say they have a good four or five players to get, top class players, proven goalscorers, to get to the top level of the Championship.
“Most importantly for them is a goalscorer and you’d be looking at the likes of a Jamie Vardy or a Callum Wilson, free agents at the moment. I think they would both be a better signing than Eriksen.”
Vardy has been linked with Wrexham on the back of his departure at Leicester, but the 38-year-old is yet to land a new contract, while fellow England international Wilson is reportedly set to link up with West Ham after severing ties with Newcastle.
