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Phil Parkinson could sign an ‘unplayable’ striker to partner Paul Mullin at Wrexham ahead of their League One campaign.
One of Phil Parkinson’s biggest priorities at Wrexham this summer is finding a long-term strike partner for Paul Mullin.
He wants someone to somewhat relieve the goalscoring burden from Mullin’s back and assume some of the responsibility.
Current partners Steven Fletcher and Ollie Palmer aren’t clinical enough to be a regular next to the Liverpudlian in the third tier, and although Fletcher signed a new contract this week, Parkinson still needs a quality striker to play most weeks.
What profile of striker are Wrexham looking for?
Wrexham currently have seven strikers at the club, all of whom have varying attributes.
Sam Dalby, Jake Bickerstaff and Billy Waters aren’t included in the conversation as they’re likely to be offloaded on loan or permanently, whereas the four others are.
Jack Marriott is a predator inside the box who thrives from running in behind. He’s currently back up to Mullin while Fletcher and Palmer are two target men who contest aerial duels against defenders and hold up the ball for their teammates to flourish.
For the long term, Parkinson will want replacements for the two veteran target men but for the short term, he could land a Championship striker on loan who would be the perfect partner for Mullin.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of Wrexham when the club was in the National League has seen the Red Dragons enjoy massive exposure and a meteoric rise up the divisions.
The mass investment saw Wrexham attract names multiple divisions above their weight class – but they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Football league in the actors’ first season of ownership losing in the playoff semi-final to Grimsby. However, the second season yielded the return Reynolds and McElhenney were looking for, topping the National League ahead of Notts County and winning promotion to League Two.
The prize for that promotion? An all-paid trip to Las Vegas for the Red Dragons squad. Wrexham’s return to League Two also saw great success, with the Welsh club spending the large majority of the campaign in automatic promotion and playoff contention. And they secured a second consecutive promotion, finishing second behind Stockport to reach the third tier of English football.
A strong and physically imposing striker is what Wrexham need heading into League One but also someone with the pace to hurt defenders.
West Brom striker Modou Faal could be exactly who they’re looking for in that regard.
Faal rose to prominence as a goal machine for the Baggies under-21s, scoring 14 goals in 33 appearances before experiencing his first taste of senior football in the EFL with loans to Doncaster Rovers and Walsall.
