Wrexham has reportedly placed a £19m bid for Angers striker Sidiki Cherif, which could make him the Championship record signing over Ipswich’s Sindre Walle Egeli.
Defying the usual trend, Wrexham’s transfer window has turned more mysterious recently, instead of answering fan speculations. While the club’s £14m secret swoop still remains out of common knowledge, their surprising attacking interests raise further questions.
With each passing day, the mystery of that £14m European recruit seems to be buried under the radar. Still, to Wrexham fans’ joy, the club has finally given a clear signal of their targeted striker profile.
In a major transfer action that has occupied Championship headlines recently, Wrexham have shown interest in Ligue 1 talent Sidiki Cherif. Interestingly, Cherif has the Reds’ complete desire as the club places a historic £19m bid for the teenager.
Recently, Championship Terrace Talk acknowledged what could be a record transfer, quoting: ‘Wrexham are making a HUGE £19m bid for Angers striker Sidiki Cherif. If the deal gets completes, this would be the new Championship record signing!”
Wrexham can break Ipswich’s Championship record
Despite sharing points in a respectable draw against Ipswich, Wrexham’s fate has them repeatedly asking for more. While the result of a consecutive faceoff remains up for the Valentine’s week, Wrexham can get past the Tractor Boys on an impressive Championship record soon.
Until now, the record expensive signing of the second division has been Ipswich’s last summer move for Sindre Walle Egeli. Joining Kieran McKenna’s side for £17.5m, the teenager had displaced Mike Trésor to become the biggest transfer fee signing ever.
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Well, if Wrexham’s latest links to Sidiki Cherif materialise, the Ligue 1 prodigy can make Egeli’s record his own. While a teenager breaking another wonderkid’s landmark will be special, Cherif’s deal gives the Dragons an achievement to boast about for years.
For now, it’s a possibility that Wrexham needs to win over financially. With names like Crystal Palace in the race for Cherif, it will require a blockbuster fee from the Championship side to fend off Top Flight interest in the 19-year-old.
Wrexham trying to repeat Ipswich’s Egeli trick with Sidiki Cherif
Touted to pay a boatload of money for Sidiki’s signature, it’s obvious he will be central to Wrexham’s main plans. But besides this eye-catching deal, the Reds ought to repeat Egeli’s long-term project with Cherif.
When Ipswich scouted Sindre Walle Egeli, the club intended to mature his talent and turn him into a superstar. Instead of immediate success, the Tractor Boys stood patient with Egeli to back him for long-term growth.
As Wrexham approaches a deal for a similar top talent in Cherif, the Reds need to bank upon him long-term rather than hope for him to be an early hit.
Talking of his numbers, Cherif has 4 goals in the French Top Flight among 19 appearances. While the tally screams a disconnect from his touted £19m bid, Wrexham’s core intention behind his signing seems to let him grow steadily and turn into a world-class player.
Mapping similarities with Egeli’s case, the 19-year-old has accumulated 3 goal contributions for Ipswich’s promotion run this season. Not too exceptional, nor too bad, McKenna relies on giving him regular game time to extract the best of him long term.
Similarly, expecting Cherif to bench Wrexham stars, Kieffer Moore and Sam Smith, from day one would be unfair. Gradually starting as the backup or the 3rd choice striker behind Smith, Cherif can be Wrexham’s dream striker for their future plans.
Overall, focusing on Sidiki Cherif-like talents instead of buying into Paul Pogba rumours speaks of Wrexham’s clear long-term vision. Having already begun future squad building by renewing Max Cleworth, the next major step is to secure Cherif’s deal. Let’s see if the club pulls this off.
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