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Having an Emmy-winning documentary series tell Wrexham’s story does not always help on the field for the fast-rising soccer club. Quick-rising English club Wrexam, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have took the scenic route to the annals of football with a documentary series tell depicting the climb of the club. However, the very same reason could have been the reason behind Danish star Christian Eriksen’s refusal to join the Championship side. It is a significant reason why Denmark playmaker Eriksen did not join during the offseason, Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson revealed on Wednesday. The former Tottenham, Ajax, and Inter Milan star was a free agent in July after leaving Manchester United and did not want to be filmed for a behind-the-scenes show like “Welcome to Wrexham.” Eriksen famously collapsed and his heart stopped beating while playing for Denmark during a European Championship game in 2021 in Copenhagen. His return to health and top-level action — first with Brentford, then Denmark and United — has been a globally popular soccer story and prompted an offer from Wrexham to join its first season in the English league second tier since 1982. “I reached out to the agent, and what was really interesting in the first call is the reaction was, ‘We don’t want his story to be in a documentary, because we’ve had plenty of opportunities for a documentary for his story.’,” Williamson told That Wrexham Podcast. “He thought we were calling not because of his footballing capabilities but because we wanted a documentary story,” the CEO said. “I’m like: ‘Wait a minute. I didn’t even think about that.’ Obviously, I’m aware of it, but that wasn’t the reason we were calling.” The 33-year-old Eriksen, who plays with an implanted device to monitor his heart rhythm, ended up joining the German top-tier side Wolfsburg in September after the transfer window closed. Wrexham’s own transfer business ultimately improved, Williamson suggested, because the confidential interest in Eriksen was revealed by his agent. “What it did was it sent a signal around the players’ market, if you will. That we were serious about being competitive,” Williamson concluded.
