Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham’s extortionate agent fees revealed

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s staggering spend on agent fees has been revealed – and it almost matches some Championship clubs

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have a pricey relationship with agents and intermediaries

Wrexham’s staggering agent fee expenditures have been revealed – and they dwarf the rest of the league.

The League Two promotion chasers won the National League last season under the stewardship of co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The Hollywood duo have invested heavily in the club and no punches have been pulled enticing some of their marquee signings to sign on at the Racecourse Ground.

Boasting the likes of former Premier League and Republic of Ireland international James McClean on their books, as well as ex-Championship talents Jack Marriott and George Evans among others, the Hollywood duo at the reins of the Red Dragons have had to put their hands firmly in their pocket.

The FA have published payments made by clubs in all top five divisions of English football to agents and intermediaries. And a glimpse at the figures being thrown around in League Two shows just how much Wrexham’s so-called ‘fairytale’ has been bank rolled well beyond the boundaries of almost every club in the fourth tier and even the third tier.

A net total of £2,421,036 was paid by League Two clubs to agents and intermediaries for the 2023/24 season. Unsurprisingly, Wrexham lead the way, splurging £347,027, ahead of the unwanted second place tag for Forest Green Rovers – who have paid out of £260k for them to currently sit rock bottom of the Football League.

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Wrexham’s marquee signings have been signed with huge additional fees

Forest Green sit bottom of the Football League despite shelling out the second-highest outlay (Image: Phil Oldham/REX/Shutterstock)
The third highest spend in the division comes from the Class of 92-owned Salford City, who come in at £160k. In comparison, league leaders Stockport County paid out over £143k, while Crewe Alexandra paid out the least at just over £21k, and currently sit in 5th place and look nailed on to secure a play-off spot.

Up the divisions, Wrexham’s agent fee expenditure is higher than 18 clubs in League One – and all but Barnsley, Blackpool, Derby County, Fleetwood Town, Reading and Wigan Athletic. The Championship’s lowest outlay club is bottom of the table and already relegated Rotherham United at £440k.