Wrexham director Humphrey Ker has set the record straight on the club's transfer business after being linked with several high-profile stars. The Red Dragons, owned by and are expected to spend big in the summer transfer window after securing last month.
captain Tom Cairney, striker Jamie Vardy and forward Patrick Bamford are among the names the club is Ker was quizzed specifically about the three players while appearing on on Radio X.
However, the comedian and writer appeared to pour cold water on fans' hopes of seeing them join Ker emphatically answered "no" when asked by if there was any truth in reports linking them to Vardy and Bamford.
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He then added: "Actually, I should stop doing this, because eventually you might say someone where I have to be like, 'Yes.' I will say that one of the things is that – much like Ryan Reynolds – the name Wrexham generates clicks, so we are starting now to get linked with absolutely everybody.
"I'm like, 'Who?' I saw our fans getting absolutely incandescent on about it. 'What on Earth are they doing trying to sign this guy?' when none of us have heard of him before."
Former Radio 1 DJ Moyles then read out a message from a Fulham fan called Daniel, requesting for Ker and Wrexham to steer clear of Cairney. Ker replied: "Daniel, you got it," before adding: "I mean, he's a brilliant player, Tom Cairney, and I'm sure we'd be very grateful to have him.
"But he is the very specific instance where our fans were like, 'I’m not sure about this, I don't know what they're doing. What does this mean about our transfer thing?' Like, we haven't had that conversation yet."
Ker later said: "I will also say I'm a bit of a Grinch about that, because actually one most fun things about being a football fan is speculation about transfers. Why do I want to be out here crushing everyone else's good times?"
Other names Wrexham have been linked with include midfielder Lewis O'Brien and defender Harry Darling. As far as outgoings are concerned, star striker Paul Mullin has been linked with a shock move away from the Racecourse Ground following reported interest from Wigan Athletic.
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson announced his retained list last week, which saw the departures of veteran forward Steven Fletcher, stalwart goalkeeper Mark Howard and homegrown talent Jordan Davies.
The Welsh side are preparing for life in the second tier after achieving an historic third successive promotion. Reynolds and McElhenney have previously made their goal of one day reaching the very clear.
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that the pair have taken a backseat on transfer business, with prospective players now more eager to join Wrexham than when they first took over.
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