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Will Elliot Lee join Paul Mullin in missing Wrexham’s North America tour? Injury update as Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney prepare to take Red Dragons back across the Atlantic

League One

Wrexham

Exeter

The Red Dragons are set to face Bournemouth and Chelsea on the west coast, before then heading to the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-minivan-promise-wrexham-vancouver-trip-director-jokes-hollywood-co-owner-transport-duty-home-town/blt20c7f565f8c25dfc" target="_blank">home town of Hollywood co-owner Ryan Reynolds for a meeting with MLS side the Vancouver Whitecaps</a>. Prolific striker Mullin will <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/gutted-wrexham-striker-paul-mullin-emotional-message-ruled-out-north-america-tour-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney/blt61082ad3d1ee4b8a" target="_blank">play no part in those fixtures after undergoing surgery</a>.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The sight of Lee being forced out of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-duck-wrexham-pre-season-friendly-ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-change-plans-north-america-tour/blt5e36d44213e9f821" target="_blank">a friendly date with non-league outfit Hanley Town</a> suggested that he may also struggle to make an eagerly-anticipated trip across the Atlantic. The all-action midfielder was left nursing a thigh strain in a convincing 5-1 victory for Phil Parkinson’s side.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Parkinson has sought to ease those fitness concerns, telling <a href="https://x.com/RSooty73/status/1812134189875032209" target="_blank">The Athletic</a> that Lee’s ailment is “nothing serious”. The 29-year-old will be on the plane to the States, along with Tom O'Connor, Lewis Brunt, Will Boyle and Jacob Mendy – who have also been nursing knocks.

WHAT PARKINSON SAID

Wrexham are eager to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-when-rob-mcelhenney-ryan-reynolds-seek-another-investor-wrexham-make-it-through-this-season-claim/blt427a31547e529d6d" target="_blank">get minutes into as many players as possible</a> ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, as they prepare for a step up into League One, with Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continuing to make the funds available that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-splash-cash-wrexham-want-few-more-players-busy-summer-transfer-window/blt6f8884b939f9fe02" target="_blank">allow more forays into the transfer market to be made</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR WREXHAM?

Will Elliot Lee join Paul Mullin in missing Wrexham’s North America tour? Injury update as Ryan Reynolds & Rob McElhenney prepare to take Red Dragons back across the Atlantic | Goal.com

Paul Mullin has already been ruled out of Wrexham’s pre-season tour of North America, with Elliot Lee another to have sparked injury fears.

Will Elliot Lee join Paul Mullin in missing Wrexham’s North America tour? Injury update as Ryan Reynolds &amp; Rob McElhenney prepare to take Red Dragons back across the Atlantic