Ex-Man Utd wonderkid and Wrexham target trains with League Two club as Ryan Reynolds receives transfer blow
WREXHAM have suffered a blow in the chase to sign former Manchester United ace Nick Powell.
The 29-year-old made headlines when Sir Alex Ferguson signed the midfielder from Crewe Alexandra for £6million 11 years ago.
The former youth international was seen as one of the most gifted English players of his generation when he signed for United - and comparisons were made with Paul Scholes.
He made six appearances for Ferguson's side during his final season in charge at Old Trafford during a promising start to Powell's career with the Red Devils.
But his time at United post-Fergie was less fruitful with the midfielder farmed out on loan to Wigan, Leicester City and Hull.
Powell went on to make just three more appearances for United before he joined Wigan on a permanent transfer in 2016.
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He bounced back and established himself as a mainstay of the Latics midfield and starred as the club were promoted to the Championship in 2019.
From there he was snapped up by Stoke City as one of the club's top-earners on £16,000-a-week.
He made 119 appearances for the Potters, scoring 28 goals and assisting ten times before Powell was released this summer.
We then reported how Hollywood-backed Wrexham, who are owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, were looking to snap up Powell as a free agent.
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However, the has now revealed that he is back training with old club Crewe Alexandra, who are League Two rivals of the Welsh team.
had reported: "Wrexham are negotiating a deal with Nick Powell and talks are at an advanced stage.
"He is speaking to other clubs though so nothing has been finalised."
And one of those could now be Crewe.
The Railwaymen finished 13th in the fourth tier last term.
They are managed by Lee Bell, who was a team-mate during his original spell at Gresty Road.
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