Wrexham Close In On Club-record Broadhead Deal

Wrexham are adjacent to signing Wales world Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich Town successful a woody which could yet beryllium worthy £10m.

While nan first interest is apt to beryllium immoderate measurement short of that figure, Broadhead's presence will shatter Wrexham's existent transportation record.

The versatile forward, 27, is successful nan last twelvemonth of his statement astatine Portman Road.

Wrexham person surgery their transportation grounds connected galore occasions since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took power of nan nine successful 2021.

The existent precocious people is believed to beryllium successful excess of £3m, which Wrexham paid to motion midfielder Lewis O'Brien from Nottingham Forest past month.

Former Everton youngster Broadhead will beryllium Wrexham's ninth signing since they were promoted from League One past season.

He will travel successful nan footsteps of chap Wales internationals Danny Ward and Kieffer Moore successful making nan move to nan Stok Cae Ras.

Forwards Josh Windass and Ryan Hardie, defenders Conor Coady and Liberato Cacace and midfielders George Thomason and O'Brien person besides moved to nan northbound Wales broadside this summer.

Bangor-born Broadhead - who was successful Wrexham's academy arsenic a boy - started his master profession pinch Everton but joined Ipswich permanently successful 2023 pursuing indebtedness spells pinch Burton Albion, Sunderland and Wigan Athletic.

He made 2 first-team appearances for nan Toffees but swiftly became a salient fig astatine Ipswich, helping them unafraid successive promotions from League One to nan Premier League.

Broadhead scored 2 goals successful 18 top-flight appearances nether Kieran McKenna past season.

He has netted doubly successful 14 elder outings for Wales, pinch his first extremity coming connected debut against Croatia successful 2023.

Wrexham person besides been linked pinch moves for Liverpool's Wales world Lewis Koumas and Ajax's cardinal midfielder Sivert Mannsverk, who spent nan 2nd half of past play connected indebtedness astatine Cardiff City.