[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-nav":3,"footer-nav":29,"article-wrexham-close-in-on-crystal-palace-full-back-danny-imray":82,"category-counts-nav":99,"related-wrexham-close-in-on-crystal-palace-full-back-danny-imray":109},[4,8,11,14,17,20,23,26],{"label":5,"to":6,"exact":7},"Home","\u002F",true,{"label":9,"to":10},"World Cup","\u002Fworldcup",{"label":12,"to":13},"Standings","\u002Fstandings",{"label":15,"to":16},"Football","\u002Fcategory\u002Ffootball",{"label":18,"to":19},"Basketball","\u002Fcategory\u002Fbasketball",{"label":21,"to":22},"Tennis","\u002Fcategory\u002Ftennis",{"label":24,"to":25},"F1","\u002Fcategory\u002Ff1",{"label":27,"to":28},"Long Reads","\u002Fcategory\u002Flong-reads",{"brand":30,"columns":32,"tagline":80,"copyright":81},{"description":31},"In-depth sports journalism covering football, basketball, tennis, F1, and beyond. 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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":97,"_path":98},"Wrexham Close In on Crystal Palace Full-Back Danny Imray","wrexham-close-in-on-crystal-palace-full-back-danny-imray","football","Transfers","Marcus Wright","Phil Parkinson's Wrexham target Crystal Palace defender Danny Imray as League Two recruitment intensifies ahead of deadline.","2026-07-27 15:17:51","2 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fwrexham-close-in-on-crystal-palace-full-back-danny-imray.webp",[93,94,95,96],"League Two","Transfer Window","Crystal Palace","Wrexham","## Imray Deal Takes Shape\n\nWrexham are closing in on a move for **Crystal Palace** full-back **Danny Imray**, who would become the club's **20th signing** of the summer. Palace are willing to let the **20-year-old** leave Selhurst Park for what is expected to be a **nominal fee**.\n\nImray has been on Palace's books since **2021**, arriving as a **17-year-old** from Chelsea's academy. He made **17 appearances** for Palace's **U21** side last season, was named in the provisional squad for the **FA Cup** third-round tie against **Everton** in January, and trained regularly with Oliver Glasner's first team without making a senior appearance. His last competitive outing was a **3-1 defeat** to **Brighton U21** in **April**.\n\n## Why Wrexham Want Him\n\n**Imray** is right-sided but comfortable on the left, fitting Phil Parkinson's preference for versatile full-backs. Standing **5ft 11in** and capped by **England** at **youth level**, he provides cover Wrexham lacked last season behind **James McClean** and **Ryan Barnett**, neither of whom is a natural left-sided defender in a back four.\n\nThe signing carries development risk. Imray has no senior appearances in professional football. But Wrexham are paying a minimal fee for a player rated inside Palace's academy, and Parkinson needs young options at full-back.\n\n## Palace's Side of the Deal\n\nPalace have a surplus of full-backs after adding **Daniel Muñoz** in January, with **Jeffrey Schlupp** and **Tyrick Mitchell** also capable of filling wide defensive roles. The **Eagles** are reshaping their defensive corps more broadly: **Joachim Andersen** has joined **Fulham**, and **Marc Guéhi** is the subject of a **£65m bid** from **Newcastle** that was rejected.\n\nLetting Imray go frees a squad place and brings in a small fee for a player who was not going to break into Glasner's plans ahead of Muñoz, Mitchell, **Nathaniel Clyne**, and Schlupp.\n\n## Wrexham's Defensive Overhaul\n\nImray would be the **fifth defensive addition** of Wrexham's summer, following **Lewis Brunt**, **George Newell**, **Seb Revan**, and **Callum Burton**. That overhaul targets a back four that conceded **56 goals** in League Two last season.\n\nParkinson has also signed experienced options including **James McClean**, **George Evans**, and **Ollie Palmer**. Owners **Ryan Reynolds** and **Rob McElhenney** have backed the club with a reported **£3 million** transfer budget, and Wrexham have already broken their transfer record twice: first for **Evans** from **Wigan**, then for **Ollie Rathbone** from **Rotherham**.","\u002Farticles\u002Fwrexham-close-in-on-crystal-palace-full-back-danny-imray",[100,101,102,103,85,104,105,106,107,108],"analysis","basketball","cricket","f1","general","golf","mma","long-reads","tennis",[110,123,132],{"id":111,"stem":111,"path":112,"title":113,"category":85,"badge":114,"badgeType":115,"author":116,"authorRole":117,"authorInitials":118,"date":119,"readTime":120,"image":121,"imageAlt":113,"tags":9,"excerpt":122},"world-cup-alphabetical-power-rankings-best-team-every-letter","\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-cup-alphabetical-power-rankings-best-team-every-letter","The World Cup Alphabet: Best Nation for Every Letter","Feature","category","Elena Rossi","SportPulse Contributor","ER","2026-07-11 02:04:09","9 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fworld-cup-alphabetical-power-rankings-best-team-every-letter.webp","From Argentina to Uruguay, a tactical and historical breakdown of the best World Cup nation for every letter of the alphabet.",{"id":124,"stem":124,"path":125,"title":126,"category":85,"badge":114,"badgeType":115,"author":116,"authorRole":117,"authorInitials":118,"date":127,"readTime":128,"image":129,"imageAlt":126,"tags":130,"excerpt":131},"egypt-australia-world-cup-diaspora-dual-identity","\u002Farticles\u002Fegypt-australia-world-cup-diaspora-dual-identity","Split Scarves, One Heart: Egypt-Australia Forces a Diaspora Reckoning","2026-07-02 16:26:16","7 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fi.guim.co.uk\u002Fimg\u002Fmedia\u002F240d22e525bb8baacf61101837b49f7c24a74a41\u002F598_333_2295_1837\u002Fmaster\u002F2295.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f77d65c5e8162108451b477ef9665f30","World Cup, FIFA World Cup 2026","For Egyptian-Australians, Saturday's Pharaohs-Socceroos clash is not just a match but a collision of identity and belonging.",{"id":133,"stem":133,"path":134,"title":135,"category":85,"badge":55,"badgeType":115,"author":87,"authorRole":117,"authorInitials":136,"date":137,"readTime":138,"image":139,"imageAlt":135,"tags":140,"excerpt":141},"yeremy-pino-injury-blow-spain-world-cup-hopes","\u002Farticles\u002Fyeremy-pino-injury-blow-spain-world-cup-hopes","Pino Collarbone Blow Rocks Spain World Cup Hopes","MW","2026-06-27 05:00:23","5 min read","https:\u002F\u002Fichef.bbci.co.uk\u002Face\u002Fstandard\u002F976\u002Fcpsprodpb\u002F915c\u002Flive\u002Fb5b24180-71df-11f1-8105-a94310744a25.jpg","World Cup, La Liga, International Football","Yeremy Pino's suspected broken collarbone threatens to end his World Cup and derail Spain's tactical width."]