Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney set ‘got to improve’ transfer challenge as Phil Parkinson draws up summer recruitment plans at Wrexham

The Red Dragons are readying themselves for a step up to League One, with back-to-back promotions carrying them from the National League and into the third tier of English football. Hollywood co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney have helped to make that meteoric rise possible.

More funds will be required in the next window, with Wrexham aware that they are no longer in a position to outspend EFL rivals. There is plenty of quality on their books, but movement in and out of SToK Racecourse is expected over the coming weeks.

Parkinson admits as much, telling talkSPORT of his hopes for the summer: “How can we go? I think League One is a bigger jump than going from National League to League Two, so we’ve got a big test in this summer, we really have. We’ve got to recruit well, we’ve got to maintain the spirit we’ve built over the last two years, but whilst always being honest – you’ve got to improve each time you go up, so that’s the challenge for us and it’s one I’m really excited about taking on.”

The Welsh outfit are about to see a number of contracts expire, with big decisions to be made there, while top targets need to be identified – with on-loan goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo said to be among those – as they look to provide even more drama for the popular ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series.