Wrexham are closing in on the signing of England international defender Conor Coady, sources have told ESPN. Coady, 32, passed his medical at Wrexham on Friday and is set to join the Championship side on a deal worth in the region of £2 million ($2.6m), sources have confirmed to ESPN.

Wrexham have completed the signing of Conor Coady from Leicester City. The central defender has signed a two-year deal until June 2027, with the option of a further year, with the Championship newcomers following their third successive promotion, which saw the Welsh club return to the second tier for the first time since 1982.

Wrexham signed defender Conor Coady from Leicester as it reshapes its squad to cope with promotion to the second-tier Championship.Coady brings 198 games' worth of Premier League experience and 10 appearances for the English national team.