Wrexham are aiming for Premier League experience as they prepare for their first season in the renamed Championship.
Phil Parkinson has stated that Wrexham are hoping to sign Premier League players on loan this summer, and several names have already been mentioned.
In addition to securing young talent from the top flight, a number of experienced stars are expected to transfer to the Racecourse Ground. Wrexham want Aaron Cresswell after his contract with West Ham United expires at the end of June 2025.
Davies’ contract with Tottenham Hotspur expires in a month, thus he would arrive for free. We’ve now looked at the potential winners and losers if Wrexham complete a deal for the 32-year-old.
Winners of Ben Davies’ transfer to Wrexham
Phil Parkinson
Manager Parkinson is likely to benefit the most from Davies’ arrival at Wrexham.
The move up to the Championship from League One is significant, but getting a player of his calibre for free would be excellent business.
Davies, 32, is still playing at a high level, having appeared 28 times for Tottenham in 2024/25.
The veteran defender would provide a level of quality to Wrexham’s backline that is currently lacking, and Parkinson would benefit from his versatility.
Wrexham fans receive their desire.
If Davies arrives, Wrexham fans will finally get what they’ve been begging for since the takeover.
The Dragons have not been fully represented on the Welsh national squad for some time, as one might anticipate given their 15-year stint in the National League.
Davies, on the other hand, is already well-known in Wales, having played 93 games for the country, and a move to Wrexham would finally allow the club’s supporters to watch one of their own players during international breaks.
Those who lost out on Ben Davies’ transfer to Wrexham include
Lewis Brunt
As previously said, Davies is a flexible option who began his career as a left-back before transitioning to centre-back in recent years.
Given his deteriorating pace, this is to be expected, and while he would be an ideal fit for Wrexham’s back three, Lewis Brunt would likely get fewer minutes than usual.
Brunt had a rough start to the 2024/25 season, but he quickly established himself as a significant player after eventually being given a chance. However, the stopper is normally used as a left-sided centre-back in a three-man defence, which is where Davies will most likely play if signed.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s bank balances
Wrexham’s pay budget will treble now that they’re in the Championship.
However, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds may reconsider Davies’ present salary.
According to Capology, the defender currently earns a remarkable £80,000 per week at Tottenham.
Even if Wrexham do not pay him that much, he is sure to want anything close to that figure, more than quadrupling the club’s current best earner (Jay Rodriguez, £15,000 per week).
Jacob Mendy It remains to be seen if Davies will be used much in the left-wing-back position, but if Parkinson is willing to keep 36-year-old James McClean in that role, Davies will most likely get some minutes there as well.
That would be bad news for Jacob Mendy, who is already well down the left-back pecking order. McClean, Sebastian Revan, and Ryan Longman are already on the roster ahead of him, and a fourth addition in that area would very certainly end his prospects of playing in 2025/26.
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