Wrexham's transfer budget for first season back in the Championship under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney emerges

Wrexham's Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are keen to continue the club's history-making surge up the divisions but if they want to survive and thrive in the Championship, they're going to have to pay for it.

Reynolds and McElhenney have overseen three successive promotions from the National League to the Championship along with manager Phil Parkinson and executive director Humphrey Ker, taking Wrexham into a whole different ball game.

By bringing in the extremely wealthy Allyn family, Wrexham's Canadian-American ownership axis sought to future-proof the club and make it possible to stay on an upward path.

But while there's no doubt they'll still be looking to punch above the average weight of their division in the transfer market, the investment required to take a club from League One into the Premier League in two seasons can become a complicated picture.

It's a lot of investment, for starters. But there are also regulatory restrictions in play that are bound to keep Ker and his behind-the-scenes team busy throughout the summer and beyond.

The Red Dragons have been linked with players dropping out of the Premier League or leaving Premier League clubs, including Jamie Vardy and Tom Cairney, and have a clear need to strengthen and bolster their ranks in light of their retained list this month.

According to Football Insider sources, Parkinson and Wrexham's recruitment team will have a significant fighting fund for the summer transfer window.

"Wrexham will have a huge £30 million transfer kitty this summer," reports Football Insider's Wayne Veysey.

"Wrexham are hugely ambitious and will plough serious money in the transfer market as they look to make a splash in the second tier.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson (Image: Getty)

"The Red Dragons’ squad will need big surgery once again after yet another promotion – their third in just three seasons."

Wrexham's historic return has been a direct result of investment and good decisions on and off the pitch and the ambition of Reynolds, McElhenney and the Allyns extends beyond the second tier.

While rival teams have struggled to keep up, presenting English football as a whole with some big questions about positive mobility and risky investment in the name of challenging big-spending clubs that succeed, Wrexham's owners have been praised for their impact on the North Wales town as well as its football club.