Veteran ahead Steven Fletcher has introduced he’ll go away Wrexham when his contract expires this summer season, though “not by alternative.”
Wrexham are getting ready for all times within the Championship — English soccer’s second tier — after they sealed promotion from League One with a second-placed end this season.
The Welsh membership, made well-known by co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds and their “Welcome to Wrexham” docuseries, have been promoted in three consecutive seasons.
Saying his departure in a submit on Instagram, the 38-year-old former Scotland worldwide who has had spells at Burnley, Sunderland and Marseille described Wrexham as “probably the most magical membership I’ve ever performed at.”
“It is with a heavy coronary heart, and never by alternative, that I sadly must announce my departure from what I can solely describe as probably the most magical membership I’ve ever performed at!” Fletcher stated.
“In my 22 years of stepping onto a pitch, I’ve by no means skilled something like this membership. I might be ceaselessly grateful for the chance to come back right here and fall again in love with the sport! To have had the experiences and the alternatives that this membership has given me has been simply unbelievable. And this group of lads are the perfect that I’ve ever shared a altering room with.
“It isn’t only a workforce or a altering room. This group of boys, followers and employees have been my household for the previous two years. You welcomed me with open arms and open hearts and made me really feel like I had a objective once more.”
Knee accidents restricted Fletcher to a job as “tremendous sub,” however he completed the marketing campaign because the workforce’s joint high scorer within the league with eight objectives — regardless of beginning simply two video games.
Fletcher’s exit comes after Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson confirmed that “legends” Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer stay part of the membership’s plans for subsequent season.
