Revealed: Wrexham made late play for ex-Man Utd & Tottenham star Christian Eriksen as Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney refused to get up ambitious transfer pursuit

Wrexham reportedly made a late play for ex-Manchester United and Tottenham star Christian Eriksen after the summer transfer window had closed.

Dane left Old Trafford as a free agentRed Dragons made a couple of approachesMissed out to German side WolfsburgFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The experienced Denmark international, who severed ties with Premier League giants at Old Trafford when his contract ended, was available as a free agent. He was approached by the Red Dragons after finding himself without a club.

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No deal was done at that point, with Eriksen of the opinion that he could still play top-flight football somewhere. He remained available, though, until September 10 – when a new challenge was finally taken on with Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

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Wrexham had asked questions of Eriksen’s representatives again by that point, with Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney refusing to give up an ambitious bid to bring the 33-year-old Dane on board.

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claim that: "Wrexham did have further conversations with his people after the window closed – mainly checking on him and his stance over dropping into Championship. They still had a little hope he would be open to the idea but he obviously got his wish of top-flight football with Wolfsburg."