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Can Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney afford Arthur Okonkwo? Wage issue for Wrexham as transfer ‘scramble’ for Arsenal goalkeeper is sparked

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The Arsenal-owned goalkeeper has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-transfer-relief-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-arthur-okonkwo-deadline-passes-wrexham/blt59533bcd1baa0262" target="_blank">spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at SToK Racecourse</a>. He has started 34 of their 44 League Two fixtures this season, with a starring role played in the Red Dragons wrapping up a top-three finish and back-to-back promotions.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Okonkwo, who is just 22 years of age, will be available this summer as his contract at Emirates Stadium is about to expire. According to <a href="https://theathletic.com/5412834/2024/04/14/wrexham-promotion-league-one-transfers/?access_token=10809025&amp;redirected=1" target="_blank">The Athletic</a>, his exploits in North Wales mean that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/inter-miami-europe-wrexham-emulate-lionel-messi-attract-premier-league-players-league-one-promotion/blt8e3c54fd089502d4" target="_blank">a “scramble for his signature” will be sparked once hitting free agency</a>.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Wrexham <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/wrexham-sign-arthur-okonkwo-permanently-arsenal-loanee-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney/blt865eaa057489e1fe" target="_blank">intend to form part of that clamour</a>, after seeing Okonkwo named in the League Two Team of the Season, but his wages are considered to be a stumbling block. The Red Dragons have been covering less than half of his salary during a productive loan spell, with Arsenal picking up the rest of that tab.

DID YOU KNOW?

<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-already-playing-catch-up-wrexham-promoted-league-one/blt0be26b93c9ef91fa" target="_blank">Funds will be made available to Phil Parkinson</a> as Wrexham ready themselves for life in League One, but it remains to be seen whether a deal can be pieced together that suits all parties and allows Okonkwo to extend his association with the most ambitious of EFL clubs.

WHAT NEXT FOR OKONKWO?

Can Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney afford Arthur Okonkwo? Wage issue for Wrexham as transfer ‘scramble’ for Arsenal goalkeeper is sparked | Goal.com Tanzania

Wrexham are reportedly keen on keeping Arthur Okonkwo, but questions are being asked of whether Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney can afford him.

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