Wrexham do not need January signings, says Roberts

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Iwan Roberts does not think Wrexham need to make any signings during the January transfer window as they already have "one of the strongest squads in the Championship".

The Red Dragons were always unlikely to be heavily active during the winter market having added 13 players to their ranks in the summer.

And former Wales international Roberts believes the strength-in-depth that Phil Parkinson currently has at his disposal will only continue to improve as players return from injury.

"The question was put to Phil Parkinson a few weeks ago if new players would come in when the window opened in January," Roberts told BBC Radio Cymru's Dros Frecwast.

"If a player comes up who would improve the team and the squad, maybe he'd bring one or two in.

"But at the moment, he's more than content with the players that he's got.

"He has good options in every position, and there are players who have been out through injury who will be coming back fairly soon.

"I think he's got one of the strongest squads in the Championship so I don't think they need to bring anyone in."

Wrexham have won four consecutive league games since Christmas to rise to ninth in the Championship table, just one point adrift of the play-off places.

They have also seen players including Liberato Cacace and Jay Rodriguez return from injury of late, with boss Parkinson stating he does not want to disrupt the harmony he has in his squad by making needless additions this month.

Speaking after his side's 2-1 win at Derby County, Parkinson said: "Of course, in any club in January, there's always some activity.

"But like I keep saying, we've got players like Libby (Cacace) today back on the pitch, we've got Rodriguez back, we've got a lot of players coming back as well.

"So we just want to make sure that we're not adding players for the sake of it, because one of our strengths is our spirit."

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