Carlton Palmer has spoken with FLW about Wrexham’s January transfer ambitions.
Wrexham’s desire for back-to-back promotions is clear as they pursue League One forwards Lee Gregory and Jonson Clarke-Harris. They are now third in League Two and are determined to finish in the top three in order to gain promotion.
Wrexham’s pursuit of Gregory and Clarke-Harris demonstrates the club’s desire to fast return to League One and their readiness to pay in the transfer market.
Wrexham are among the clubs interested in signing the League One forward, according to The Sun.
The fourth-tier club is considering a bold move to bolster Phil Parkinson’s squad as they aim for back-to-back promotions this season. Darren Witcoop also revealed that Lee Gregory is on their shortlist of prospective transfer targets this winter.
It is going to be a busy month for the club as they look to upgrade their squad in order to boost their promotion hopes.
Carlton Palmer: “Both players won’t come cheap”
Carlton Palmer has warned that signing both Gregory and Clarke-Harris this month will be an expensive endeavor.
He has, however, stated that signing both would add two talented League One players to their roster for the second part of the season.
“Wrexham, who are going for back-to-back promotions, are interested in signing Lee Gregory and Jonson Clarke-Harris,” Palmer told Football League World.
“Both are proven goalscorers in League One.
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“Wrexham sit in third place in League Two, with 49 points.
“Three teams get [automatically] promoted out of this league and they currently occupy the third automatic spot.
“Both players won’t come cheap, but if they are retained by their clubs until the end of the season, Wrexham would have two gifted League One strikers and only have their wages to find, which won’t be cheap.
“I can’t see Peterborough allowing Harris to leave for nothing, so Wrexham might have to stump up a fee in January if they want him.
“From the noise that is coming out of Peterborough, they’ve already rejected offers for him and won’t allow him to leave cheaply.”
Wrexham are currently third in the League Two table, as they chase a top three spot in the table.
Parkinson’s side won the National League in the previous campaign to earn promotion back to the EFL.
Wrexham last competed in the third tier of English football in 2005, but they now sit four points clear of fourth place in the table. Their next match is an FA Cup third round clash with Shrewsbury Town on January 7th.
A reflection of Wrexham’s ambition
The ties to Gregory and Clarke-Harris show Wrexham’s desire to earn promotion this season.
Both have established themselves in League One in recent seasons, so a drop to the fourth division would be a step back.
However, Wrexham plainly do not intend to stay in League Two for long, which should be a big element of their conversations with both parties if they progress that far.
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