"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.' He thought we were calling not because of his footballing capabilities, but because we wanted a documentary story. 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. We were calling because he could potentially be an interesting footballer, we're looking for players that could play for us in the Championship. Difference makers that could help us be competitive on the pitch. After I explained what our actual objectives were, trying to build a competitive squad and that I wasn't even thinking about it from a documentary perspective, we had a great conversation."
Christian Eriksen was a free agent after leaving Manchester United following his cardiac arrest at Euro 2020. Wrexham, newly promoted to the Championship and owned by Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, reached out about signing him. Michael Williamson contacted Eriksen's agent but the initial reaction was concern about being included in the club's documentary, citing previous opportunities to tell his story. Williamson clarified the interest was footballing, aiming to recruit players capable of competing in the Championship. Eriksen preferred to play for a first-tier club, but a constructive conversation followed and the signing idea was discussed.
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