Wrexham Suffer Ward Blow As Wales Goalkeeper Faces Surgery

Wrexham will beryllium without goalkeeper Danny Ward for a number of weeks aft it was confirmed nan Wales world faces room for a dislocated elbow.

Ward suffered nan injury during Wrexham's Championship triumph complete Millwall past weekend.

The 32-year-old fell awkwardly while trying to declare a cross, receiving lengthy curen connected nan transportation having besides been knocked unconscious.

It instantly ruled him out of Wales' World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan successful Astana connected Thursday.

But he will now beryllium missing erstwhile Wrexham return to convention action aft nan world break, having besides damaged elbow ligaments successful nan incident.

Manager Phil Parkinson had said he had "feared nan worst" aft nan crippled astatine nan New Den, but has now accepted nan summertime signing will beryllium retired for a "significant period".

"I deliberation nan master has said we won't cognize until he has really done nan cognition and put a timescale connected that, but evidently it is simply a superior wounded and our thoughts are pinch Danny," Parkinson said.

Ward was Wrexham's first signing of a record-breaking summertime transportation window, returning to his hometown club connected a free aft a seven-year spell astatine Leicester City.

The erstwhile Liverpool stopper had started each of Wrexham's Championship games earlier nan injury. Arthur Okonkwo replaced Ward astatine Millwall, pinch nan double promotion victor now successful statement to return nan number 1 spot erstwhile Wrexham invited Queens Park Rangers connected Saturday, 13 September.

Former Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle keeper Callum Burton is Parkinson's different elder goalkeeping option.