This summer, Wrexham is looking to add players as Phil Parkinson gets ready for life in League One following back-to-back promotions.
With remarkable speed, Wrexham moved up from the National League to League One and are now getting ready to return to the third division.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have supported the team excellently, and they will need to do so again this summer.
To compete at the League One level, Wrexham needs to make a number of recruits, and space has already been set aside.
For example, three center backs—Jordan Tunnicliffe, Aaron Hayden, and Ben Tozer—have been released.
Wrexham will undoubtedly sign a lot of center backs this summer to bolster Phil Parkinson’s defense as their contracts have not been renewed.
Marvin Ekpiteta, a target for Wrexham, says farewell
There has only been one credible rumor about a possible acquisition of a center back.
According to rumors from last week, Wrexham is considering acquiring Blackpool defender Marvin Ekpiteta.
The 28-year-old defender – standing at a huge 6ft 4in tall – may be a familiar name to some Wrexham fans having turned out against the club in his Leyton Orient days.
Ekpiteta has spent four years with Blackpool but is now moving on having been told that his contract won’t be renewed.
Wrexham seem keen to present Ekpiteta with a chance to stay in League One and he has now sent a message to Blackpool fans.
Ekpiteta noted his stats in a Blackpool shirt; 12 goals in 143 games across four seasons with the Seasiders.
The centre back added ‘it’s been a pleasure’, saying a final goodbye to Blackpool alongside a highlight video from his time at the club.
Blackpool fans flooded the comments, stating that they would love to see Ekpiteta shine with his next club.
That club could be Wrexham, potentially paving the way for a return to Bloomfield Road as part of Parkinson’s back line next season.
Wrexham have joined Blackpool in League One, so Tangerines fans may find seeing Ekpiteta in action against them a little difficult to stomach.
It’s clear that Ekpiteta was a popular figure at Blackpool and we would back him to achieve similar status if he joins Wrexham this summer.
Available on a free transfer and with plenty of League One experience, Ekpiteta could be a smart addition for Wrexham and a much-needed signing after allowing Tozer, Hayden and Tunnicliffe to move on.
