Wrexham secured a third straight promotion - becoming the first side in English football to do so - as they clinched passage to the Championship after their 3-0 win over Charlton, leaving fans to dream of even more success
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has claimed he has a "no superstars, no egos" policy at the club following their third straight promotion to the Championship as he detailed his transfer plans for next season. Ryan Reynolds ' team continued their fairytale journey as they clinched passage to the second tier with a 3-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
With second placed sealed in League One, Wrexham will now be dreaming of moving up to the Premier League and their Hollywood-backed ownership has given fans optimism they could attract some high profile players next season. The Dragons will be given a huge boost in funds - with an extra £8million from TV revenue next season.
The club have already been linked with Jamie Vardy - who is set to become a free agent when he leaves Leicester City this summer - while there have even been suggestions they could make an ambitious bid to sign Kevin de Bruyne after his exit from Manchester City.
But Parkinson has dismissed the idea of making marquee signings on huge salaries this summer. He said he was more interested in making sure he had the right "culture" at the Racecourse Ground by adding to his unified squad of players.
He said: "I think that a lot of tough decisions will be made this summer, in terms of who we bring in and how we add to this fantastic squad of lads we've got, but let's see if we can build a squad to compete at that level.
"I think it's interesting because the jump in salaries is incredible, mind-blowing. Even coming up to this level [League One], the jump to get players of Championship quality is expensive but obviously with the next level, I don't think people outside football quite realise.
"They think players in League One must be multi-millionaires, but the drop-off from what people read about Premier League players when they come down, is huge.
"That is a challenge, but what we've always tried to do is make sure the culture in the club is right and I think that's key - no superstars, no egos in the dressing room and we've got to try and get that balance right again. You always need extra quality when you go up a level to make sure the right people come into the building."
Parkinson insisted he hadn't spoken about any transfer targets and said he needed to hold discussions with the owners to assess their transfer and wage budget.
"We haven't really spoken about anything," Parkinson added. "We've always got our eye on players who are free transfers and are going to be available and will continue to do that but I think in football, recruitment it is about getting a lot of tight decisions right.
"To hold our nerve and get the right players in made the difference. I'm very pleased with that. We need to evaluate in terms of the budget, the level of wages that players are going to demand and enhance that quality with the culture and what we have built here."
There were joyous scenes on the pitch and in the dressing room after the Charlton win and Reynolds was present with co-owner Rob McElhenney after their latest promotion, calling their rise "an impossible dream" and now believes it is possible to make the jump up to the Premier League.
The Deadpool actor said: "It just seemed like an impossible dream. We're story-tellers, and when you're story-tellers you look at the macro view of this history. Folks who are all for one, and one for all. This community. I'm speechless with their passion, emotion and transformation.
"There are so many beating hearts of this club, but it all comes back to Phil and that leadership in the locker room. We don't make football decisions, thank God! The faith the club has in Phil and the community that speaks volumes.
"We said five years ago our goal was to make it to the Premier League. There were understandably a lot of laughs but it feels like a thing that could make it to fruition right now."