Wrexham close to sealing Callum Doyle deal from City

Wrexham are on the verge of sealing a deal for Manchester City defender Callum Doyle in a move that would mark the latest chapter in a bustling summer of recruitment for the newly promoted club. The agreement, reportedly worth up to eight million pounds with an initial payment and additional add-ons, would make Doyle the 10th signing of the window and push Wrexham’s summer spend past the 30 million mark. A left-sided defender who can operate at centre-back or full-back, Doyle would bring Championship experience via four loan spells and a track record of promotions, including with Sunderland and Leicester, to a squad already strengthened by a string of high-profile signings.

Doyle’s potential arrival comes against a backdrop of a club that has embraced rapid, ambitious growth since earning promotion to the Championship. Wrexham have already broken their transfer record to bring Nathan Broadhead to the Racecourse, and the squad has been supplemented by a notable recruitment drive that includes Liberato Cacace, Lewis O’Brien, Conor Coady, Kieffer Moore, Ryan Hardie, George Thomason, Josh Windass and Danny Ward. The aim is clear: assemble a competitive, multi-faceted side capable...