Phil Parkinson has been warned that he is under pressure at Wrexham, despite guiding the club to three successive promotions. After a £33 million summer recruitment drive funded by co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, questions are being raised over whether the manager can guide the new-look team to success in the Championship.
Former England star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be in line to make a shock move to Birmingham City.
Dele Alli to Swansea “becomes a thing”, with it being suggested that Luka Modric could hold transfer talks with his fellow former Tottenham star.
Birmingham City, with NFL legend Tom Brady part of their ownership team, have reportedly snubbed the chance to bring Dele Alli back to England.
Another emotional farewell has been bid at Wrexham, to Eoghan O’Connell, with Humphrey Ker saying he hates “this time of year”.
Ashley Young and his son Tyler could write Championship history after the 19-year-old signed with Ipswich Town’s U21s, raising the possibility of the pair playing together. The 40-year-old ex-Man Utd star joined the Tractor Boys earlier this summer, and now his son is following in his footsteps after securing a deal with the development squad.
Chelsea have brought back academy product Ishe Samuels-Smith from sister club Strasbourg only 33 days after selling him to the French side, with the defender immediately loaned out to Swansea City.
Wrexham completed the double signing of Manchester City starlet Issa Kabore and Blackburn Rovers defender Dominic Hyam on deadline day. Kabore, who joined the Cityzens in 2020, has had six different loan spells across Europe in the last five years and will now be taking in a seventh with the Red Dragons. Hyam, a former Reading youth player, joins the Welsh side permanently after spending three seasons at Blackburn.
Despite other setbacks, Wrexham have made a big splash on transfer deadline day with the signing of Ben Sheaf from Coventry City.
