Wrexham AFC readying move to sign £75k-a-week Leicester City star

Wrexham AFC is preparing to sign a Leicester City star who makes £75k per week.

Wrexham isn’t staying around this summer, for sure. In an effort to get Conor Coady to The Racecourse Ground before their first Championship season since 1982, they are currently preparing a seventh addition to the six that have already arrived this summer.

The Red Dragons, who haven’t played at this level for over 40 years, finished as runners-up to Birmingham City at the end of the 2024–25 season, marking their third promotion in four seasons. However, the Championship is new ground for the team, and more additions are required if they want to build on their recent success. The players they have previously brought in, such as Lewis O’Brien, a former Nottingham Forest midfielder, and Josh Windass, an attacking midfielder for Sheffield Wednesday, have a wealth of experience, but they are currently planning a move for a player with significant Premier League credentials.

that Conor Coady, an England international defender with ten caps for his nation and nearly 200 Premier League appearances—including 179 in the Championship—is expected to get an offer from Wrexham. According to The Mail, there is a certain amount of reciprocal respect between the team and the player in this instance. Coady, who is thought to make £75k per week, is said to be a fan of the team and manager Phil Parkinson, who is looking for a new central defence.

With one year remaining on his contract at The King Power Stadium, Coady was just demoted from the Premier League with Leicester City. According to the Mail, he will probably cost money, but since Wrexham has already broken their transfer record twice this summer—most recently with Empoli full-back Liberato Cacace—the funds are obviously available to help the team make the transfers it needs to be competitive at the top level.

For a team that was still playing non-league football three years ago, Conor Coady’s arrival at The Racecourse Ground would undoubtedly be a statement acquisition. Between 2020 and 2022, Coady earned ten caps for England and was included in the squad for the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2020. His club record, however, is what truly sticks out. Coady has represented Liverpool, Wolves, Everton, and Leicester City in the Premier League.

He was a key member of Wolves’ squad that advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals before falling short against Sevilla in 2021 and finished seventh in the Premier League for two straight seasons in 2019 and 2020. Coady is already familiar with the quirks of this division because of his extensive experience playing in the Championship with Huddersfield, Wolves, and Leicester.

In anticipation of the upcoming season, there has been much conjecture on the high-profile players that Wrexham would like to sign. They will have acquired a player with a wealth of experience—the exact kind of experience Wrexham needs as they move on in their journey—if they are successful in signing Conor Coady.

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