Wrexham AFC handed major Tom Lawrence boost - it may affect Stockport County | OneFootball

Another hometown reunion in northern Wales could be on the cards.

A move back to Tom Lawrence's hometown of Wrexham is reportedly appealing to the former Rangers man, who is also being tracked by a number of EFL clubs.

After a few years up in Glasgow, the now 31-year-old is looking likely to come back across the border to where he has spent much of his playing days. At least that is what the previous links with him would suggest.

A host of Championship clubs were reported to be interested in Lawrence prior to the opening of the current transfer window. League One's Stockport County are the latest side to show interest in him, as per Sky Sports. His contract with Rangers officially expired on Monday and he's now completely free to choose his next club.

Wrexham are one of the clubs to have been connected with a move for Lawrence for a while now. They have tended to target older players during their rise up the English footballing pyramid. The Welsh international would bring bags of second-tier experience to Phil Parkinson's side.

Tom Lawrence interested in Wrexham return

Like Wrexham's latest addition of the summer, goalkeeper Danny Ward, he is originally from the north Wales town, and a return home is a reportedly intriguing idea for the 31-year-old. According to the Daily Mail, this fairytale move appeals to Lawrence.

The Red Dragons aren't the only ones involved in the race for his signature. Teams from the Middle East and Turkey are said to be monitoring the Championship veteran, as per the Mail.

Wrexham's Championship expectations would be boosted by the addition of Tom Lawrence

Capturing Lawrence would be yet another incredibly ambitious move by Wrexham. He played in the Europa League for the Gers last season, contributing eight goals and assists in 23 appearances across the campaign.

On top of that, the former Manchester United youth team player has over 250 games played in the English second tier under his belt, and has racked up 90 direct goal involvements since making his debut in the competition in 2014.

They have already signed prolific number nine Ryan Hardie from Plymouth Argyle for £700,000. According to Alan Nixon, their Hollywood owners are also willing to spend more than six times that amount to sign Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O'Brien.

With spending like this comes expectations. Up until now, Wrexham have been one of the biggest fishes, if not the biggest, in whatever pond they have swam in since the arrival of owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. Now a lot of their competitors have roughly similar financial capabilities.

The amount of money that they are prepared to pile into their first season in the Championship suggests that they want to do more than just make up the numbers. That's going to put pressure on Parkinson and his players to shine in what is an incredibly competitive division.