Wrexham had a very busy 2024 summer transfer window with Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds paying out some big fees.
After securing promotion to League One for the first time, Phil Parkinson needed to strengthen his first-team squad a fair bit over the summer.
And with the backing of owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, the Red Dragons were able to complete an impressive eight signings.
Wrexham confirmed the signing of West Bromwich Albion striker Modou Faal on a three-year deal.
He joined Ollie Rathbone, Arthur Okonkwo, George Dobson, Callum Burton, Dan Scarr, Lewis Brunt and Sebastian Revan as new additions at the Racecourse Ground.
Now, The Wrexham Insider have taken a look at how much Wrexham paid out for all of their new players.
Wrexham utilise free transfer market well
While Wrexham are well known for spending big since their Hollywood owners took the reigns in 2021, the club have been wise in how they spent their money over the last few months.
After impressing on loan from Arsenal last season, goalkeeper Okonkwo rejoined the club on a free transfer.
Okonkwo has been backed to go to the top with Wrexham and has already taken to League One football with some excellent displays this season.
The shot-stopper was not the only free addition this summer, with Dobson and Burton also costing the Welsh outfit nothing.
Wrexham smash transfer record twice
Wrexham did also spend some big money during the summer, however, with the club’s transfer record broken twice.
Ollie Rathbone left Rotherham for Wrexham earlier this month, completing a £500,000 switch in what was, for a small time, a club-record deal for Parkinson’s side.
However, that record stood for just a couple of weeks as Faal’s £590,000 move from West Brom, as per Transfermarkt, is now Wrexham’s most expensive signing ever.
Big things are expected of Faal at his new club, having previously been dubbed ‘unplayable’ by Grant McCann late last year, as per the Birmingham Mail.
He said: “He is going to be a top player, we can see that. We are fortunate we have got him on his first EFL loan, but I think, give him two or three years, the lad is going to be unplayable.
“We were talking about how it would be great to have him for the next two or three years, but unfortunately he is not our player.”
As for Wrexham’s reaming transfers, Scarr set them back around £300,000, Revan cost £350,000 from Aston Villa and Brunt’s fee is still undisclosed but unconfirmed reports peg it at around £400,000.
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