EXCLUSIVE: The Wrexham team will share bonuses of £200,000 if they are promoted to League Two… as Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney prepare to split the cash if they beat Boreham Wood
- Wrexham players collectively earn £200,000 bonus if promoted
- The Wales side are closing in on an automatic promotion spot into League Two
- They secured the feat by beating Boreham Wood on Saturday afternoon
Wrexham’s players will share bonuses of £200,000 if they are promoted to League Two tomorrow by beating Boreham Wood after opting to waive win bonuses during the season.
Mail Sport has learned that Phil Parkinson’s side propped themselves up to promotion at the start of the season by agreeing to only receive win bonuses if they were in the top three throughout the campaign, in exchange for a bigger payout when they have reached their ultimate goal.
The players’ negotiations with Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been led by captain Ben Tozer, whose confidence in his teammates appears to be paying off.
Wrexham need three points from their last two games to seal the National League title and return to the Football League for the first time since 2008, two years after their glamorous takeover.
Wrexham are the highest payers in the National League, where the average weekly wage is around £1,000, but a promotion bonus of around £20,000 per man will still be a big incentive for players.
The club will also receive an immediate financial windfall from promotion, worth around £1 million in central revenue-sharing payments from the EFL, and will also benefit from the increased global profile of league football.
The Wrexham players collectively earn a bonus of £200,000 if they are promoted
Ryan Reynolds (L) and Rob McElhenney have led the Wrexham resurgence since they took charge