A key figure in Wrexham’s promotion from the National League may get to return to his childhood club sooner than expected. Ollie Palmer is among the many big contributors to the Red Dragons’ initial rise up the EFL pyramid in 2022-23, though he’s seen little action in League One this season as Phil Parkinson’s men seek a third successive promotion.
Since his team’s 3-2 defeat to Stevenage on January 28, Palmer hasn’t featured in a single League One contest. His only appearance since then came off the bench, playing the final 30 minutes of their 4-1 Vertu Trophy triumph over Port Vale in February.
Palmer is among the big decisions owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, and management, Parkinson, must make regardless of which division they wind up in next season.
Like many players that have joined the club since the takeover, Palmer came to Wrexham with a wealth of experience in the higher tiers, with over 200 League Two appearances and more than 40 League One caps.
The Red Dragons signed him to a three-and-a-half-year contract for a then-club-record fee of £300,000, according to the BBC. His contract was due to expire last summer, but the club decided to extend it until the 2025-26 campaign.
Palmer had initially rejected a contract offer with Wrexham in 2022, telling the London Press on January 28, 2022: “The club agreed the figure [with Wrexham], but I had originally turned down the contract. I was saying to Wimbledon that I was very happy, but they just needed to offer me a new and long-term deal – which they weren’t willing to do.
