Wrexham set sights on Blackpool midfielder move, deal expires in 2024

Wrexham are interested in Blackpool midfielder Matty Virtue, reporter Alan Nixon has said on his Patreon.

Wrexham’s ambitions are no secret as they bid to keep rising up the leagues after last season’s promotion.

They recruited some seriously impressive names in the National League and by now, some might have thought they’d have recruited more fresh faces. However, the Welsh outfit have been remaining patient with their recruitment and made an eye-catching breakthrough with a move for Huddersfield Town’s Will Boyle last summer.

Now, it has been claimed another higher-league player has emerged on their radar.

They recruited some seriously impressive names in the National League and by now, some might have thought they’d have recruited more fresh faces. However, the Welsh outfit have been remaining patient with their recruitment and made an eye-catching breakthrough with a move for Huddersfield Town’s Will Boyle last summer.

Now, it has been claimed another higher-league player has emerged on their radar.

What next for Virtue?

After his solid loan spell at Sincil Bank, it remains to be seen just what the new season has in store for ex-Liverpool youngster Virtue. He’s shown he’s a solid performer in League One and could break back into the side at Bloomfield Road if given the chance but after struggling with injury at times, he’s not been able to kick on quite as some would’ve hoped.

The Epsom-born midfielder could prove a helpful asset for the Tangerines but if he’s not going to be a regular starter, a drop down to League Two with Phil Parkinson’s Wrexham could prove an intriguing option.

The Red Dragons have the financial power to get a deal done and they could likely put together a wage packet capable of tempting Virtue down a level. Time will tell just how his Blackpool situation pans out though, and whether or not Wrexham’s interest will develop into anything more concrete.

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Wrexham AFC’s men’s first-team squad have arrived in the United States for the Club’s pre-season tour.

The squad departed London Heathrow airport on Sunday morning, checking into North Carolina for the first leg of the two-week tour – which will see the team play four friendly matches.

With the full first-team squad available, we can confirm the following players will be in the squad for the matches against Chelsea, LA Galaxy II, Manchester United and Philadelphia Union II.

New signing Will Boyle has selected number 25 for the 2023/24 season, while all players have otherwise retained the same squad numbers they wore in 2022/23.

We will also be joined in America by young, American goalkeeper Philip Falcon III, who will join the squad to bolster the goalkeeping options for training and on matchdays.

As previously confirmed, we will wear our white away kit when we take on Chelsea at the Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, on Wednesday July 19.

We will then take on LA Galaxy II at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles on Saturday July 22 in our newly-announced black third kit.

Our final two games take place against Manchester United at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium on Tuesday July 25 and then against Philadelphia Union II at Subaru Park on Friday July 28, for which we will be in red.