Leicester City fans will hate Conor Coady’s latest comments about ‘exciting’ £2m Wrexham move

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Conor Coady made a somewhat controversial move from recently relegated Leicester City to newly promoted Wrexham this summer.

As a result of Wrexham’s promotion from League One, coinciding with Leicester City’s relegation from the Premier League, means that both sides meet in the middle this season in the 2025/26 Championship.

The Hollywood-backed Dragons have endured a difficult start to life in the second tier, most recently with West Brom beating Wrexham 3-2 thanks to an outstanding brace from Baggies ace Isaac Price.

With Marti Cifuentes at the helm, Leicester beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on opening weekend but fell to a 2-1 defeat at Preston North End on Saturday afternoon.

As well as being league rivals, both Wrexham and Leicester are connected this season after former Foxes captain Conor Coady left the King Power for the Racecourse, and now the defender has lifted the lid on what life is like at the Welsh giants.

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Conor Coady comments on life at Wrexham after Leicester City exit

As an ode to their ambitious nature, Wrexham signed Coady this summer after holding talks with the veteran defender.

Following the Foxes’ ill-fated season, reports emerged that Coady was in talks with Rangers to sign for newly appointed Russell Martin at Ibrox.

With Coady being “desperate” to leave Leicester, the move to the Scottish giants did not materialise, and instead, the England international was signed by the Dragons for a fee Sky Sports reported to be £2m.

His departure in the wake of Leicester’s relegation, in which his poor form played a big part, rubbed the Foxes’ faithful up the wrong way, and now, Coady could anger his former fans further with his palpable “excitement” as a Wrexham figure.

Coady told BBC Sport Wales: “I’m really enjoying it, I love going in every morning. I love going in training with the boys and being part of the dressing room, it’s a brilliant dressing room, and I’m just loving every part of being part of Wrexham Football Club.

“There’s an excitement, even speaking to you guys now about it, people want to know what’s going on there, people want to know what the sort of club’s like.

“There’s a long way to go and we still need to be doing things and building blocks and building one step at a time to get ourselves to the next bit, because the hardest bit now is getting to the stars, you want to call it the stars, you want to get to the Premier League, that in the long run is where the club wants to be.

“But do we need to make things better? Of course we do.

“I’m going to go in and try and make things better, try and make myself better, but most importantly, try and make that club better.

“I just love the way people want to have a conversation about it, I love now that I’m part of it, I love people asking me questions about the football club, and I love everything it brings in that.

“I’m one of the first ones to go in the Championship to try and improve it as a club, I’m really enjoying it.”

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Conor Coady needs to help improve Wrexham’s defence

With a 14-year career spanning over 400 appearances, Coady has years of experience on the elite footballing stage which will be imperative for Wrexham this season.

Despite Phil Parkinson’s back-five system, the Dragons’ defensive frailties have been evident in the opening stages of the season.

Coady played the full 90 minutes in both the Southampton loss and West Brom defeat, seeing his side concede five goals in the process.

Wrexham host Sheffield Wednesday this weekend in a clash between two early potential relegation candidates, and Coady’s side are desperate to get their first points on the board, as are the visiting Owls.

Coady could have a new central defensive partner in time for the clash as Callum Doyle is set to join Wrexham from Manchester City, and the arrival of the former Norwich City loanee will be a major boost for the Dragons’ prospects for the season.