Wrexham fan favourite Andy Cannon completes January exit to Burton Albion on loan in late-night transfer announcement.
The final week of the January transfer window has started. So far, Wrexham have been surrounded with dozens of transfer rumours like £19m Sidiki Cherif, Adam Armstrong and Yan Valery among others. None have come to fruition yet, but never say never Wrexham fans as the busiest part of the entire month long transfer window is underway.
In these 7 days, Wrexham can drop in as many transfer announcements about new players and the ones heading out of the exit door. After all, nobody saw James McClean’s Derry City return coming this soon, almost ten days ago.
McClean was a fan favourite at the Racecourse, and coincidentally, the first team player following his winter exit is also another beloved name among the Wrexham fanbase.
Andy Cannon leaves Wrexham to join Burton Albion on loan
It’s Andy Cannon also known as the “Lion King” at Wrexham. Yesterday, the Reds dropped a late-night announcement regarding Andy Cannon’s January exit. In their own words, that read: “We can confirm Andy Cannon will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Burton Albion.”
Unlike McClean’s departure, Andy Cannon is only heading out to League One outfit Burton Albion for six months. The midfielder becomes a free agent in 2026, however there is a clause in his contract to remain a Wrexham player until the 2026/27 season ends.
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For that reason, Cannon isn’t technically waving a goodbye to Wrexham but all fans know how these loan exits translate to in the case of ageing players. Paul Mullin went to Wigan Athletic in similar loan conditions. Currently, Mullin is back training at Wrexham but his days as a Red are numbered amidst a couple of interested clubs.
Now, whether Andy Cannon has played his final game for Wrexham or not one thing won’t change. His legacy and contributions for Wrexham over the past three and a half years.
Andy Cannon Wrexham career
Being a member of the back-to-back-to-back promotion achieving Wrexham squad, Andy Cannon is one of the rare starters who haven’t completed 100 appearances for the club. Most of that was down to injury issues, which denied Cannon the chance to start against Charlton Athletic in the Championship promotion winning game.
Else, the 29-year-old would have secured the achievement of starting in all of Wrexham’s past 3 promotion winning games. Regarding form and fitness, Cannon’s best season at Wrexham came during the 2023/24 campaign when Phil Parkinson’s men were battling in League Two.
In 39 games that season, Cannon netted 8 goals across all competitions while laying a further 6 assists for his teammates. In League One, Cannon was decent with 4 goals and 27 competitive outings under his belt.
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The Championship was always going to be beyond Cannon’s capability, but an injury-ridden campaign denied him to play even a single minute for Phil Parkinson’s men in the ongoing season.
When can Andy Cannon make his Burton Albion debut?
In a few hours, Burton Albion will kick-off their away League One trip to Bolton Wanderers. For sure, Cannon will run out of time to even play a part in today’s evening. Instead, a more reasonable Burton Albion debut date for Andy Cannon will be 1st February’s showdown against league leaders Cardiff City.
At Wrexham, the midfielder could have gotten Carabao Cup minutes against Cardiff however his injury issues held him back. The hope remains that Cannon will be close to full match sharpness, and thus can play the full minutes against the Blue Birds on Saturday.
Luckily, Cannon’s Cup competition hopes haven’t vanished for this season. His new side Burton Albion have drawn Premier League outfit West Ham in the 4th round of the FA Cup.
Even though there would be less chances of an upset, Cannon has witnessed his Wrexham teammates knock out Nottingham Forest recently. Hence, him and his Burton side can use that as an inspiration.
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