‘Where is Wrexham?’ - Promotion hero Arthur Okonkwo admits to embarrassing transfer question after being targeted by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

The highly-rated goalkeeper first linked up with the Red Dragons in 2023, having spent time in Austria with Sturm Graz on loan from Premier League giants Arsenal. The decision was taken to find EFL experience.

Okonkwo quickly became a fan favourite in North Wales, while starring on the award-winning ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary series, and completed a permanent move to SToK Racecourse as a free agent on the back of helping to secure promotion out of League Two.

While Okonkwo is happy and settled in his current surroundings, he admits to being initially unaware of where exactly he was heading. The 23-year-old told Amanpour and Company: “When my agents did tell me about the opportunity, I did have to search ‘where is Wrexham’, that’s me being honest! I knew they were in the EFL. I knew a bit about the club, but I didn’t know how well they were doing.”

Okonkwo has helped Wrexham to make history, becoming the first EFL side to secure three successive promotions, and is convinced that he made the right choice in accepting an offer to join an ambitious project being pieced together by Phil Parkinson and Co: “When I spoke to the gaffer last summer before I joined, straight away I knew that this was the right move. The manager had a plan, he said he wanted to go and do it again, and I signed. I have belief in the manager and the decisions he’s made and the players he brought in.”

Wrexham are, on the back of another all-expenses-paid promotion party in Las Vegas courtesy of the club’s Hollywood co-owners, readying themselves for life in the Championship - with another busy summer of transfer activity seemingly on the cards.