Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have confirmed that manager Phil Parkinson will take charge of the club's transfer plans as they prepare for their return to the English Football League.
The team recently celebrated their Vanarama National League title win, marking the end of a 15-year absence from the league.
Reynolds and McElhenney joined the post-match celebrations at the Racecourse Ground after the victory over Boreham Wood last month.
Wrexham is now preparing for a bus parade to celebrate their achievements and planning for life in Sky Bet League Two.
In an interview for S4C, McElhenney emphasised that they will defer to Parkinson's expertise when it comes to potential transfers.
“We are actively talking about that right now. I know for a fact he feels as though we have a very strong side,” McElhenney said.
He added that if Parkinson believes the team needs additional players, the celebrity owners will do their best to secure them.
Despite a tongue-in-cheek offer to sign former Wales captain Gareth Bale, Reynolds and McElhenney are committed to supporting Parkinson in making realistic decisions for the club's future.
Bale has already declined the idea of coming out of retirement.
The celebrity owners have reportedly invested more than £10 million in restructuring the club, including significant improvements to infrastructure and the stadium.
McElhenney shared that their goal is to make the club sustainable and they are focused on the club's long-term future.
Reynolds echoed McElhenney's sentiments, saying: “At the end of the day, you can count on us to do whatever is in the best interest for the club and the community, but often the two of those are the same.”
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hall of shame
SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
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