HOLLYWOOD have landed themselves a new A-lister thanks to Wrexham’s shrewd free agent pickup.
The Welsh club have announced the signing of Josh Windass to add some much-needed Championship experience following their League One promotion last term.
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Windass, who is the son of former Premier League striker Dean Windass, was a free agent after having his contract ripped up by Sheffield Wednesday.
Crisis club Wednesday are in financial turmoil under the ownership of Dejphon Chansiri and Windass saw his deal in Yorkshire come to a close “by mutual consent” last week due to the issues.
Now he has penned a three-year contract with Wrexham instead, joining Phil Parkinson’s side in their quest for the Premier League off the back of three consecutive promotion seasons.
Windass, who scored 53 goals in 153 games for the Owls, said of joining Wrexham: “I’m looking forward to getting going.
“I’ve spoken to the manager, who has showed me his plans for the season and what he expects from the group, and I’ve really bought into that.
“I’d describe myself as honest and hard-working, I like to contribute goals and assists from midfield and that’s what I’m looking to bring to Wrexham.
“First and foremost, I want to get into the team and earn the respect of my team-mates – I want to be professional, be someone to look up to and then get the team as high up the league as possible.”
While boss Parkinson added: “I’m delighted to welcome Josh to the Club.
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“He’s a player with a lot of Championship experience and I’m looking forward to working with him over the coming
seasons.”
Windass has played over 170 Championship games across spells with Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan.
The creative midfielder had his best return yet in the Championship last season, netting 13 goals and setting up another five in his 44 appearances.
Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will be hoping Windass can help them at least stay afloat in the Championship alongside the arrival of players like Bolton’s George Thomason and Empoli’s Liberato Cacace.
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