Wrexham chief explains Eriksen transfer hesitation

Wrexham chief explains Eriksen transfer hesitation

Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson has detailed why a move for Christian Eriksen fell through.

The Championship club made an attempt for Eriksen as he was coming off contract at Manchester United this summer. However, Eriksen eventually joined Bundesliga's outfit VfL Wolfsburg.

Speaking on That Wrexham Podcast, Williamson said: "I reached out to the agent (Martin Schoots).0

"And what was really interesting in the first call is the reaction was, 'We don't want his story to be in a documentary, because we've had plenty of opportunities for a documentary for his story'.

"He thought we were calling not because of his footballing capabilities, but because we wanted a documentary story (about Eriksen).

"I'm like, 'Wait a minute. I didn't even think about that'. Obviously, I'm aware of it, but that wasn't the reason we were calling.

"We were calling because he could potentially be an interesting footballer.

"We were looking for players that could play for us in the Championship, difference-makers that could help us be competitive on the pitch.

"After I explained what our actual objectives were, trying to build a competitive squad and that I wasn't even thinking about it from a documentary perspective, we had a great conversation."