EFL expert has one ‘interesting’ concern at Wrexham after ‘off the charts’ summer spending

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Wrexham have announced themselves in the Championship in the last few weeks, both on the pitch and off it.

The Red Dragons picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, as they beat Millwall 2-0 away from home.

Kieffer Moore has been a star for Phil Parkinson, and he is quickly proving to be a vital signing for the Welsh outfit. However, he is not the only new arrival at the Racecourse Ground this summer.

Wrexham have flexed their financial strength this summer, with ESPN reporting that around £28m has been spent by last season’s League One runners-up, leading to one concern for an EFL expert.

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George Elek is worried that Wrexham have too many midfielders

After a slow start to the summer, the last few weeks have been excellent for the Red Dragons and they have brought in a number of stars capable of competing in the Championship.

However, this does have its drawbacks, and Ali Maxwell believes that there are perhaps too many options available to Parkinson at Wrexham. He said on the NTT20 Podcast: “The spending is absolutely off the charts.

“The squad building is pretty interesting to me because when they signed Nathan Broadhead on top of Josh Windass on top of having Kieffer Moore and Ryan Hardie and Sam Smith, I thought there was a chance that they might push one of their three midfielders forward and play two number tens behind Moore.

“If you had Windass and Broadhead behind Moore, on paper anyway, it looks lovely. That would only mean two central midfielders where ordinarily they do play three. They have got a lot of central midfielders.

“They’ve already signed George Thomason and Lewis O’Brien. They already had George Dobson, Matty James, Ollie Rathbone, Andy Cannon and George Evans.”

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Experience is crucial for Phil Parkinson and the Red Dragons

While there will be some worries for a couple of those players further down the pecking order, Wrexham have shown that squad depth is crucial for a strong season.

This is the Red Dragons’ first second tier campaign since 1982, and they are heading into the unknown, therefore it was vital that they brought in players who have an excellent knowledge of this division.

Ben Sheaf, in particular, is an outstanding signing and proves where the club’s ambitions lie as the Championship pauses for its first international break of the season.

Nevertheless, January could be a busy time for Wrexham as those who are not getting game time push for moves away.