Wrexham announce squad for $1MILLION tournament in USA where they could face Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund…or even a team managed by Sergio Aguero

Wrexham will join 47 other teams in North Carolina this June to play for the $1 million prize money on offer in the annual TST 7a side tournament.

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal and Burnley have also announced they will take part, as well as Team Aguero, who will be managed by Manchester City icon Sergio Aguero.

Hollywood owned Wrexham, who will play in League One next season following back to back promotions will be managed by their first team coach David Jones and have former Premier League players Gary Hooper, Maynor Figueroa, George Boyd, Bradley Johnson, Elliott Bennett and Roger Espinoza amongst their ranks.

Speaking to Mail Sport, player-manger Jones who has over 100 Premier League appearances to his name says the squad cannot wait for the tournament to start and are looking forward to experiencing the support that the club has over in America. 

‘We came last year and the fans were incredible. It shows just how far the club has come in the last few years when you see so many people over in America wearing Wrexham shirts, so it’s really good that the US fan base get the chance to come and support us. 

Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero will also have a team at the tournament, which will be managed by him

 ‘Our squad is a combination of current and former Wrexham players, as well as some guest players who I’ve played with throughout my career.’

Wrexham have also entered a team into the women’s $1 million competition and include striker Rosie Hughes in their squad who recently picked up the player of the season award for the third year running.

Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club in 2021 they have secured remarkable back to back promotions and Jones, 39, who was appointed as the clubs first team coach two years ago says that the Hollywood owners have been excellent during his time there. 

‘They have been superb and brought in some excellent people on and off the pitch including a quality management team of Phil Parkinson and Steve Parkin who have worked together before and have great experience and knowledge of the game. I’ve been fortunate to play for some very good owners in my career and Rob and Ryan are up there with the best. 

They understand the culture and history of the club and have fully immersed themselves in the local and wider community; everyone connected with Wrexham cannot speak highly enough of them’. 

The former England Under 21 International experienced Premier League promotion four times as a player with three different clubs and sees some key similarities with Wrexham. ‘Whenever I’ve experienced success as a player their has always been excellent management, a well run club and a good team spirit and mentality amongst the squad, which is all evident at Wrexham.’

Jones actually started his footballing journey at Wrexham as a nine year old before being signed by Manchester United and went onto make 4 first team appearances under Sir Alex Ferguson. 

He was bought by Derby County for £1.5 million in 2007 and also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Burnley, Sheffield Wednesday, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers. 

Wrexham will be playing in the third tier next season following back-to-back promotions

Jones praised the work of owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney (pictured)

‘Having grown up only ten minutes from the stadium in Wrexham I know exactly what this double promotion means to the fans as some of my close friends and family have been season ticket holders for years. The fans have backed the team from day one and deserve this success.’

Wrexham will return to America later in the summer for pre season and will face Chelsea and Bournemouth in California before travelling to Canada to take on Vancouver Whitecaps.