Wrexham ‘plotting ambitious move for former England star’ as they target Premier League football within two years

WREXHAM are reportedly plotting an ambitious move for Conor Coady.

The former England international is currently at Leicester City but was only a rotational player last season.

Coady, 32, made 22 appearances in the Premier League as the Foxes were relegated back to the Championship.

He has been a regular feature in the Leicester team during pre-season under new manager Marti Cifuentes.

However, he could become the latest big name to make the move to Wales.

The Daily Mail have claimed that Wrexham are interested in the centre back this summer.

It suggests that the former Wolves star is “seen as the ideal man” to boost the club’s bid to reach the Premier League in the next two seasons.

The Hollywood-backed Wrexham have enjoyed a remarkable rise up the leagues following the takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

The club has been promoted every season for the last three years and is back in the second tier for the first time in 43 years.

Despite now being in the Championship, the club’s ambitions have not slowed down and are aiming to reach the big time by 2027.

Coady could provide plenty of experience for manager Phil Parkinson, having won the second tier title twice in his career.

He has also made 198 appearances in the Prem during spells with Wolves, Everton and Leicester.

The Red Dragons have already made plenty of progress in building their squad for ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

The club has broken its transfer record for Empoli left-back Liberato Cacace and Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O’Brien.

They are also set to do it again as they are closing in on the signing of Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich Town.

The attacker is set to cost Wrexham up to £7.5million after convincing the Tractor Boys to cash in on the star.

However, they did fail with a shock move to sign former Manchester United and Tottenham star Christian Eriksen.

The Dane is a free agent after he left Old Trafford at the end of last season.

Wrexham start their Championship campaign with a trip to St Mary’s to take on recent Prem side Southampton.