Wrexham Join Szmodics Hunt
Thursday, 29th Jan 2026 13:25

Wrexham have joined the hunt for Blues forward Sammie Szmodics.

As reported yesterday, Derby County approached Town earlier this week with the clubs continuing discussions regarding a fee.

Now, as per Football Insider, the Red Dragons have made a £5 million offer for the 30-year-old.

We understand that’s significantly more than the Rams’ proposal, which was around the £3 million mark. Town are believed to be asking £6 million for the Republic of Ireland international, who cost £9 million 18 months ago.

Szmodics has had a frustrating season due to injury and illness but recently returned to the Town team and scored his first Portman Road goal in the victory over his old club Rovers.

The Blues signed Anis Mehmeti from Bristol City at the end of last week with the Albanian international able to operate as a number 10, where Szmodics has started this season, as well as on the left side of the attack.

Szmodics will hope to play regular football in the second half of the season as he looks to get into the Republic of Ireland squad should they reach the World Cup finals.

If he were to join Wrexham, Szmodics would be their third ex-Blues attacker alongside Kieffer Moore and Nathan Broadhead.

Meanwhile, we understand there is nothing in Italian reports of Town interest in Bologna striker Thijs Dalling.

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_CliveBaker_ added 13:27 - Jan 29 Misread that headline as Szmodics joins Wrexham initially.
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Bazza8564 added 13:36 - Jan 29 Well it's good for us if multiple suitors are out there, get it done and spend the money where we know we need it
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Jonathan_Charles added 13:37 - Jan 29 Wrexham with a clause that he can't play against us!
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JewellintheTown added 13:37 - Jan 29 Got to be worth more than that, especially to serious rivals. £5M is undervalued, £3M is insulting.
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OldFart71 added 13:38 - Jan 29 Oh dear, wouldn't that be horrendous if we failed to go up and Wrexham did. What would that say about our recruitment and allowing players to leave. Fingers crossed that won't happen. But ya never know.
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DannyITFC added 13:41 - Jan 29 Let him go for £6M and invest in a decent no9 (Sam Surridge).
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itfcserbia added 13:42 - Jan 29 Deeper pockets than Derby, but he will probably rather want to go to Eustace. Hope he stays professional and takes an offer best for all parties.
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VitalSigns added 13:43 - Jan 29 5 to 6 million seems about right to me. Mehmeti is the future and has significant potential and cost half of that. His stats this season are far superior to Sam. We need to create squad space for an incoming striker. Fingers crossed!
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churchmans added 13:43 - Jan 29 Why wouldnt they smodicz is a class player! Dont even know why the club woyld even consider selling him! Nunez and smodicz if both are fully fit is unbelivable qaulity in this leauge
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aas1010 added 13:56 - Jan 29 Cash in on him . Injury prone
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cartman1972 added 13:58 - Jan 29 Let him go, been a huge disappointment
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billlm added 14:01 - Jan 29 Wrexham have a decent squad now, he will only enhance it, Put there money where there mouth is, Good chance of going up,
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ibisblue added 14:09 - Jan 29 Wish him well... he's tried but just not clicked despite (now) ample opportunities. Comparing him with Nunez isnt right though Churcmans? ... Nunez is a massive asset and has clicked so well - his innovation has sparked several goals already, plus the ones he's scored! Great that Wrexham joined the chase. All good.
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carlo88 added 14:15 - Jan 29 It's Wrexham, ask for £20 million.
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Jugsy added 14:17 - Jan 29 He's lost his head, leaving is the only way he'll get it back. Shame, had big hopes for him.
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Linkboy13 added 14:33 - Jan 29 Loan with an option to buy that would limit the damage to our promotion potential.
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StowTractor added 14:34 - Jan 29

Vital Signs yes Mehmeti is younger and possibly an upgrade, particularly for us as he fits our system better, but he only had 6 months on his contract, so for Bristol City it was sell now for £3m or see him go for free in the summer. Sammie has 30 months left on his contract so we can hold out for more. Yes we need to create a squad place for a new striker and free up some wages but there are other options we could take to do that. One would be to loan Szmodics out to one of his suitors now & sell or keep in the summer. Bearing in mind we play both Derby & Wrexham (twice) in February that might be a better option as we could then prevent him playing against us.

Gforce added 14:41 - Jan 29 Perhaps we should offer Derby Szmodics + cash in exchange for Patrick Agyemang,who is doing very well since his transfer from the states.
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Blue_badge added 15:12 - Jan 29 Loan him to Wrexham so he can't score against us in three weeks time
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RetroBlue added 15:19 - Jan 29 That's the price gone up by £10k then and sees scum ditched lol
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RetroBlue added 15:21 - Jan 29 Just fully read article. Town asking £6m?? Really? ....if true then its yet more .money wasted in the transfer market by Ashton... Muric....McAteer ....
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runningout added 15:30 - Jan 29 RetroBlue…. every incoming transfer a risk. Some of the names you floated may surprise you . Wouldn’t be too miffed
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dirtydingusmagee added 15:33 - Jan 29 I like Smods but it hasnt worked out with us Probably be good for him to move on and start afresh . .
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notoriousITFC added 15:41 - Jan 29 With a clause that he can't play in either fixture on 13th & 21st of Feb?
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Denny32 added 15:58 - Jan 29 5 goals in 34 matches, Is a very bad return..in ratio of goals to matches in all his other clubs he was with..his stay with us was the worst .cant say il be unhappy to see him leaving. He is a liability with being prone to injury 6 million or more and il drive him myself
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