{"id":2757,"date":"2025-07-18T09:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/2757\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:29:08","slug":"wrexham-now-considering-3m-swoop-for-championship-defender-amid-middlesbrough-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/2757\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham now considering \u00a33m swoop for Championship defender amid Middlesbrough interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wrexham are ramping up summer transfer business with a third seven-figure transfer now in mind for Phil Parkinson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/wrexhams-confirmed-transfers-in-2025-summer-window-incomings-outgoings-and-latest-rumours\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wrexham have <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/wrexhams-confirmed-transfers-in-2025-summer-window-incomings-outgoings-and-latest-rumours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">secured two signings<\/a>\u00a0this summer, both of which have been bargain additions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/danny-ward-comments-on-amazing-feeling-to-sign-for-wrexham-as-phil-parkinson-praises-great-addition\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Danny Ward joined on a free transfer<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/wrexhams-bargain-fee-for-ryan-hardie-emerges-as-plymouth-argyle-contract-offer-gazumped\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Hardie joined Wrexham for just \u00a3700,000<\/a> from Plymouth Argyle.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in April suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/report-claims-wrexham-now-expected-to-rival-leicester-city-and-southampton-for-signings-as-rob-mcelhenney-and-ryan-reynolds-prepare-to-spend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wrexham would splash the cash this summer<\/a>, and fans have been waiting patiently for big-money additions.<\/p>\n<p>There could be three seven-figure signings on the way, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/wrexham-now-close-to-completing-record-signing-as-phil-parkinson-wins-race-for-2-2m-international\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wrexham closing in on signing Liberato Cacace<\/a> from Empoli in a club-record move.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrexhaminsider.com\/transfer-news\/wrexham-now-preparing-seven-figure-bid-to-sign-outstanding-midfielder-hes-a-natural-leader\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wrexham also want George Thomason<\/a> in a \u00a31.2million move from Bolton Wanderers, and a third target is now emerging.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2196191577-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sheffield United FC v Hull City AFC - Sky Bet Championship\" \/>Photo by James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty ImagesWrexham plot move for Hull City\u2019s Alfie Jones<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14915993\/Wrexham-bid-Championship-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Daily Mail<\/a> now claim that Wrexham are considering a \u00a33million move for Hull City defender Alfie Jones.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s noted that Middlesbrough have been trying to sign Jones, but Wrexham are now looking to swoop in and hijack their interest.<\/p>\n<p>Hull are already set to sell a defender, with Sean McLoughlin on the verge of joining Blackburn Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>Wrexham may test Hull\u2019s resolve over Jones, though, as Parkinson attempts to raid another of his former clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Jones started in the Southampton youth ranks and moved on to Hull City in 2020 after loan spells with St Mirren and Gillingham.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has now played nearly 200 times for Hull, showing his versatility throughout his time with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Jones predominantly plays as a central defender, but has also played in midfield and even at right back.<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson may fancy adding that flexibility to his Wrexham squad, and Hull\u2019s recent financial issues could give Wrexham hope of a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Alfie Jones could reunite with Andy Cannon, Ryan Longman and Thomas O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n<p>Jones would not come into Wrexham as a complete stranger.<\/p>\n<p>The defender has played with a number of Wrexham players in the past, starting with Andy Cannon.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Cannon crossed paths at Hull, but only played 10 games together with the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 time with Ryan Longman was a little more extensive, playing 55 times together at Hull before the wing-back\u2019s January move to Wrexham.<\/p>\n<p>The Wrexham player with the most appearances alongside Jones is actually Thomas O\u2019Connor, having played together 67 times.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Jones and O\u2019Connor play together in the Southampton ranks, but they were also teammates at Gillingham.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and O\u2019Connor could now reunite in Wrexham\u2019s back line, with Parkinson looking into a seven-figure raid on Hull.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham are ramping up summer transfer business with a third seven-figure transfer now in mind for Phil Parkinson.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[4121,64,63,596,4122,85],"class_list":["post-2757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-alfie-jones","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-phil-parkinson","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}