Phil Parkinson says Wrexham hope to complete the first summer transfer this week
Phil Parkinson has given Wrexham fans a positive transfer update as the club look to make their first signing of the summer.
The Red Dragons are yet to add to their squad after finishing seventh in the Championship last season.
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Parkinson’s escaped the play-offs by only two points as they have returned to the second division.
A number of players have already left the club, including the likes of Paul Mullin, Jay Rodriguez and Andy Cannon.
Former loanee Issa Kabore returned to parent club Manchester City at the end of the campaign.
Meanwhile, Wrexham also missed out on the signing of goalkeeper Pierce Charles, who instead joined QPR on a season-long loan.
Wrexham transfer update
However, Parkinson has revealed on TalkSPORT’s The Final Word with Alan Pardew and Majestic that the first signing of this transfer window will ‘hopefully’ join the club this week.
Highlighting the different challenges faced compared to the previous 12 months, he explained on Sunday: “I think last year we included 14 players.
“You bring players in at different pre-season stages. Some deals take longer than others, people move into the area and it took us a while to find our feet in the stage again, I had players getting used to that.
“But I feel like we have a better, stronger team this pre-season and it’s been good to work with the team so far, which we put together last season.
“However, I don’t see that we are there as a team. We are not resting on our laurels, we are in seventh place and naturally we will go further than that.
“We have to work on recruiting and we are closing in on our first signing, hopefully this week.
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“You have to be patient in your appointment, but we still need to strengthen the team so that I can have real confidence that we are ready to continue and take it one step further.
“But we have good players and we were close. It’s a very good season because it will be as competitive as ever.”
The signing in question could be Fiorentina defender Matias Moreno.
Wrexham have reportedly agreed a £7.2million fee with the Serie A side for the 22-year-old.
His arrival will come less than two weeks before the team’s first game of the season.
The Red Dragons will face Middlesbrough in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Friday, August 7.
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They will then begin their Championship campaign away to Welsh rivals Cardiff City on August 17.
Behind the scenes
Parkinson also lifted the lid on the challenges he faced while coaching on camera as part of Welcome to Wrexham.
The behind-the-scenes series recently released its fifth season following the players, staff and fans of the club.
Asked what it’s like to coach on camera, Parkinson added: “I think all you can do is be yourself, and the best thing I can do is tell a story and make the team win football games.”
“It’s about building relationships with producers, both in Wrexham and here in America.
“And we’ve done that, and there’s trust between the two sides, and we know we have to give them full access so they can tell the story.
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“But also, they’re very respectful. So we’ve worked together and the editing and the way they tell the story has been great, because that’s a great skill.
“But they also enjoy the drama created by the team, and the success has had a huge impact on the success of the documentary.”
Wrexham are currently on a trip to the States where they will face Liverpool in New York at 12:30am GMT on Thursday before facing Sunderland in Philadelphia on Sunday at 5pm GMT.
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