New Wrexham trio united in outlining club's target

For Wrexham's trio of new recruits, the goal is simple.

Bailey Cadamarteri, Davis Keillor-Dunn and Zak Vyner joined the Red Dragons in the final stages of the January transfer window, and all three had no hesitation in outlining their aims.

Speaking to BBC Sport Wales, Cadamarteri, a deadline day signing from Sheffield Wednesday, said: "I don't see why this group of players can't get promoted to the Premier League this season."

The 20-year-old was part of the Owls squad beaten 1-0 by Wrexham little more than 48 hours before he made the switch to north Wales.

It was a victory that lifted Phil Parkinson's men back into the Championship's top six, and one that typified why Cadamarteri had no doubts about moving to the Stok Cae Ras.

"It's a huge club, that goes without saying," said the Jamaica international.

"The journey that the club is on really interested me and it's really inspiring to look at - I just want to be a part of it.

"The quality of the players, the league position, it's going from a dogfight to a promotion push, so it was a no-brainer for me."

Following a "bittersweet" exit from the club six years ago, Keillor-Dunn feels he has unfinished business upon returning to Wrexham.

"Who wouldn't want to come back and be a part of this when the club is doing so well in the Championship.

"It all aligned with my ambitions and came together for me, luckily," the forward told BBC Sport Wales.

And who better to put some perspective on what has been a monumental rise for the club than the man who was at Wrexham when they narrowly avoided relegation during the Covid-19 impacted 2019-20 season?

"I just remember that the club were struggling a bit and it went down to points per game and we just had enough points to stay in the league," said the striker.

"I'm just buzzing to see the club in the place it's in now."

As has often been the case since the takeover in February 2021, co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac have been quick to give their own version of a welcome to Wrexham after this season's winter window.

"I've spoken to Rob," said Cadamarteri. "He was just welcoming me to the club and wishing me luck."

On the back of three successive promotions, the club's pulling power has reached new heights, with a sales pitch from Reynolds and Mac unnecessary.

"When Wrexham called me, it was definitely one that made my ears prick up," Vyner told BBC Sport Wales.

"It was just the exciting project and ambition the club has got, what they've done in the last few years, it's an amazing thing to see and now be part of. Long may it continue."

The vast changes behind the scenes under the ownership of the Hollywood duo have provided the foundations for Wrexham's stunning success.

Despite being in the infancy of his second spell with the Red Dragons, it took no time at all for Keillor-Dunn to be taken aback by the club's transformation.

"It's night and day. There's a lot more staff, the pitch is a hell of a lot better, every room is being taken care of and refurbishment, we've got a top class gym and the changing rooms are really nice. It's just so good," he added.

"It shows you how much work has been put in and you're seeing the fruits of it on the pitch."

A far cry from Keillor-Dunn's stint in north Wales in 2020, Wrexham's recent on-pitch success combined with the off-field nous of the star-studded ownership have propelled Wrexham into the consciousness of football fans around the world.

"It's a global club now. That's credit to everybody that's been a part of it and got the back-to-back-to-back promotions," explained Vyner.

"It's now become something that you can't shy away from."

With 16 games of the regular season remaining, a top six finish is firmly within Wrexham's reach.

And while fully aware of the magnitude of what lies ahead for the club, Keillor-Dunn has every intention of being the man who can provide some of the necessary all-important moments.

"I just want to come back and make as much of an impact as I can, work the hardest I can and ultimately score big goals for the club," he said.

"We're going to come to the stage of the season where each game is so important and we want to push for those top six places and ultimately get promotion - so we're going to need big moments and big goals."