Wrexham transfer targets summer 2024: Retirement over for Bale?

Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took charge of Wrexham, the team has risen. During the 2023/24 campaign, Wrexham were part of Football League Two, but after a sensational run of games at the end of the season, Phil Parkinson’s boys managed to record five wins on the spin and advance to Football League One.

The Red Dragons were indeed a force to be reckoned with in the last couple of seasons, but it would be naive to think there’s nothing that can be improved. Coach Parkinson is quite aware of the fact.

If he wants his team to be up to par with the rest of the teams in the league and not look like a lacklustre side, he’d need some proper funds from the Hollywood superstars. However, given the high ambitions these two have, we are sure that some of the key Wrexham transfer targets this summer will surely prove to be more than rumours.

Don’t forget to also find out more about Wrexham’s confirmed signings in the summer of 2024.

Wrexham transfer targets summer 2024

Gareth Bale

Does any true football fan really need an introduction for Bale? The former Tottenham Hotspur starlet and Real Madrid legend retired a while ago, as he rejected a very generous offer from the Red Dragons.

McElhenney did all he could to convince the former La Liga star to don Wrexham's kit, but with the season already here, it seems that Bale won’t be joining Wrexham after all. The chances for him to sign for McElhenney’s team are growing slimmer and slimmer and we believe we won’t get to see one of the best players to play the game perform for coach Parkinson.

Connor Wickham

An obvious candidate for Wrexham’s attack. Conor Wickham is a man who needs no introduction. His outstanding goalscoring capabilities could definitely help Wrexham thrive during the 2024/25 season.

Wickham is currently unemployed, so a potential signing for Wrexham is indeed quite plausible. At the age of 31, he is definitely no spring chicken. Wickham is aware that his best days are behind him, but a season or two as part of the Hollywood project in English football would surely be a nice challenge for him.

Wickham’s future is still unknown, as there are not too many rumours regarding his future. Surely, Wrexham are still snooping around to see if they will be able to temp the former Crystal Palace star. Only time will tell if Wickham will opt to join the Red Dragons’ project.

As the summer transfer window slammed shut, Wrexham failed to sign him. The 31-year-old striker will be a free agent soon enough, which might convince the Red Dragons to try their luck in the winter transfer window. We will have to wait and see if he will partner up with Faal in the attack soon enough.

Tom Bradshaw

A proven EFL performer, Brashaw is a man who could add class to any League One team. However, it seems that Wrexham’s attempts to sign him have been in vain. The striker is reluctant to join Wrexham at this stage, but maybe if the club’s men in charge send him a more lucrative offer, he’d be more inclined to put pen on paper.

Bradshaw will not be joining Wrexham anytime soon it seems. At least that’s what the key Wrexham transfer rumours indicate recently. Reports have it that he is happy to keep playing for Millwall. However, we shouldn’t throw Wrexham out of the race just yet!

The transfer window in England slammed shut and we didn’t see Bradshaw sign for the Red Dragons. Wrexham went in a different direction with the signing of Mo Faal, but maybe Wrexham will make another push for Bradshaw’s signature during the winter transfer window.

Tyrese Campbell

The Stoke City starlet didn’t sign a new contract and is now a free agent. Campbell could easily bolster coach Parkinson’s squad should Wrexham’s men in charge decide to snap him up on a free transfer.

Wrexham transfer rumours have it that there are some indications that the 24-year-old striker might actually end up at the Racecourse Ground. Should Reynolds and McElhenney sign Campbell, coach Parkinson will have various strikers to choose from during the 2024/25 season, which is great news for all Wrexham fans out there.

Campbell didn’t have a season to remember in 2023/24, as in the 23 league games he played for Stoke, he managed to slide it past the shot-stoppers on three occasions while supplying a teammate with an assist.

Surely, Campbell has the quality to help Wrexham succeed, as despite his age, he gathered a lot of experience over the past seven years.

Campbell was released from Stoke City after eight years with the club. Stoke didn’t deem him worthy to wear the jersey anymore, but we are sure that he still has the required potential to play a lower level of football in England. He should fit perfectly within Parkinson’s strategy over at Wrexham and we are monitoring the transfer situation as we speak. Surely, signing Campbell would be a bold move by McElhenney and Reynolds.

John McAtee

It seems that McAtee will not be joining Wrexham’s project after all. He put pen on paper on a three-year contract with Bolton Wanderers and will be strutting his stuff at Toughsheet Community Stadium from now on.

Wrexham’s fans were hoping that the team’s Hollywood owners would somehow manage to convince McAtee to sign for the club, but, alas, their efforts were in vain as they lost the race for McAtee’s signature against the Trotters.

At one point, it looked like Lutton Town’s unwanted man was headed toward Wrexham, but Bolton Wanderer’s offer was too good to turn down.