Wrexham snapped up Issa Kabore from Manchester City on the final day of the transfer window.
Going into deadline day, it looked as though Wrexham wanted to sign a new midfielder and a centre-back.
Ben Sheaf joined from Coventry City to fill the void in the middle of the park.
At centre-back, Wrexham paid £2.7m for Dom Hyam of Blackburn Rovers on Monday.
Elsewhere, a link that came out of nowhere saw Wrexham targeting Issa Kabore of Manchester City.
Despite a delay in the deal, Kabore’s signing was confirmed several hours after the transfer window slammed shut.
Issa Kabore before Bayer 04 Leverkusen v SV Werder Bremen
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Issa Kabore wage
The right-back has agreed to spend the 2025/26 season on loan at the Racecourse Ground.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has praised Kabore previously and he’s expected to excel at Wrexham.
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While there is no reported loan fee involved in signing the defender, the Dragons are are still expected to be paying some form of fee for his wages.
According to Capology, who have added the loanee to Wrexham’s salary page this week, Kabore is currently earning £15,000-a-week or £780,000 across one year.
That figure, if Wrexham are paying it all, means he is one of the highest earners at the Racecourse, though several of the new arrivals’ wages, such as Lewis O’Brien and Kieffer Moore, are not currently public.
Issa Kabore in action for Burkina Faso
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Wrexham will lose Issa Kabore during 2025/26
Now that Wrexham are in the Championship, they are finally signing international-level players.
Danny Ward is injured, so he has had to withdraw from the Wales squad during the current international break.
Liberato Cacace has not travelled for New Zealand after recent injury issues for Wrexham.
But four players are on international duty this month, with Wales set to play their first fixture on Thursday.
Nathan Brodhead (Wales)
Kieffer Moore (Wales)
Dom Hyam (Scotland)
Issa Kabore (Burkina Faso)
Kabore will miss Wrexham games later this season when he goes to represent Burkina Faso at the African Cup of Nations.
Their group stage games take place during December on the 24th, 28th, and 31st of the month.