Wrexham Outsmarts Rangers in Race for Conor Coady Signing from Leicester

Coady Chooses Wrexham Over Rangers as Summer Transfer Drama Heats Up

Forget the glitz of the Premier League—Wrexham are quickly becoming the most talked about club in the Football League thanks to their rapid rise and headline-grabbing owners. The latest buzz? Conor Coady is swapping Leicester City for Wrexham after the Welsh side beat Rangers to his signature, marking one of the more surprising transfer twists this summer.

If you thought Wrexham’s push to the Championship was a fluke, think again. Snagging Conor Coady for a reported £2 million fee is a statement. The 32-year-old England international had just a year left on his Leicester contract, yet turned down a move north of the border after an earlier approach from Rangers. Instead, he’s buying into Wrexham’s project, fuelled by the star power of Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds—two Hollywood names who clearly mean business on and off the pitch.

Sources say Coady was swayed by more than money. The club’s new facilities have impressed, but it’s the ambition—the real sense that this isn’t just a sideshow, but a plan to keep climbing up English football—that got him on board. Wrexham’s fairytale run last season, earning their place in the Championship for the first time since 1982, is only part of the story. Reinforcements are arriving fast, and Coady is just the latest in a spree that’s brought in experienced names like Josh Windass, Danny Ward, and Lewis O’Brien.

Transfer Ambitions: Eriksen, Moore, and More

Yet, the marquee signings might not stop there. Club insiders reveal talks with Christian Eriksen, the Danish playmaker currently a free agent, are real. Eriksen, after leaving Manchester United, brings serious experience — and he hasn’t ruled out Wrexham even as he weighs up offers from bigger names in the top tier. That's the level of ambition at play here: not just staying up, but thriving and maybe even dreaming bigger.

Wrexham are also closing in on Sheffield United’s Kieffer Moore. All signs point to a £2 million agreement for the striker, with only the final paperwork standing in the way. If sealed, Moore joins a growing list of arrivals expected to make real noise next season.

This transfer window hasn’t been so rosy for everyone. Rangers, who targeted Coady in June, are licking their wounds after losing out on the deal. For the Scottish side, it’s a sharp reminder of how quickly the football landscape is changing—historic clubs getting outmuscled in the market by ambitious, well-backed upstarts south of the border.

As the Championship season edges closer, all eyes are on Wrexham. What could have been a quiet summer for a newly promoted club has instead turned into a transfer masterclass. And with a squad growing stronger by the week, it looks like the Hollywood ending is still being written.