Former Wales international Hal Robson-Kanu has offered to come out retirement and sign for Wrexham, promising to donate his wages to charity.
Robson-Kanu, 33, last played a competitive match in May 2021 but has told Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds that he's ready to return to the pitch with the Welsh club. After winning their National League match at home to Yeovil Town 3-0 on Tuesday, Wrexham are just one win away from being promoted to the EFL after a 15-year absence.
The Red Dragons' progress under co-owners Reynolds and fellow Hollywood star Rob McIlhenney has attracted interest around the world, including from Robson-Kanu. Most famous for scoring a spectacular goal against Belgium which sent Wales through to the semi-finals of the 2016 European Championships, the ex-West Brom and Reading striker is willing to lace up his boots once again if Reynolds and co are interested.
Robson-Kanu posted on Instagram : "@vancityreynolds I'll come out of retirement and come and play for @wrexham_afc next season. I'll also give my salary to the charity of the fans choosing..." the 33-year-old added alongside a telephone emoji.
Capped 46 times for Wales having been born in London, Robson-Kanu would bring some serious pedigree to Phil Parkinson's squad - just like former Premier League goalkeeper Ben Foster has done in recent weeks after coming out of retirement at the age of 39. Foster has signed a deal until the end of the season, with only two games to go.
Wrexham welcome Boreham Wood to the Racecourse Ground on Saturday, hoping to seal automatic promotion and condemn title rivals Notts County to a play-off finish. Parkinson's side, who're now four points clear at the summit, had to be patient against Yeovil, who were relegated to the sixth tier following Tuesday's defeat.
It took an hour for the hosts to break the deadlock, with Anthony Forde netting to relieve tension in northeast Wales. Within 17 minutes it was 3-0, with James Jones soon netting and Paul Mullin then scoring his 45th goal of the campaign to seal Yeovil's relegation and put Wrexham on the brink of glory.
"It was never going to be straight-forward," Parkinson admitted after the game. "Yeovil have got pride to play for as well the hope of staying in the division. They have got a good manager and he set them up to be difficult. We knew we would have to be patient and in the end we just wore them down.
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"I am very pleased with the performance, the lads stuck to the task. We knew what we had to do. We couldn't quite achieve it in the first period, some of the final passing wasn’t quite the standard it normally is but you felt it was coming and I am just pleased with the way we went about our business. We stayed calm and got the job done. It is another step in the right direction."
In a classy message, co-owner McIlhenney also tweeted on Wednesday: "One thing that was lost in the excitement last night was that @YTFC was relegated. I spoke with their managers, a few players and supporters. They were devastated. This sport can be so heartbreaking. They fought hard to the end. I wish them luck and hope they’re back up soon."
