Wrexham officially sign ex-Liverpool goalkeeper

The Daily Mail writes that his Wrexham medical is scheduled for Monday, June 30. Ward is expected to be the first point of cover for starting goalkeeper Arthur Okwonko at the Racecourse.

The report also covers Wrexham interest in Liverpool defender Owen Beck. The 22-year-old has Championship experience from a loan spell at Blackburn Rovers last season and any move to north Wales for Ian Rush’s great-nephew could be another loan deal.

Ward was born and raised in Wrexham, joining the club’s youth ranks aged 14. He progressed to the first team but was poached by Liverpool in January 2012 without having made an appearance. Ward was 18 at the time and made a positive impact and even played twice towards the end of the 2015–16 Premier League season following a loan at Aberdeen.

A subsequent loan to Huddersfield Town in 2016–17 proved key in their promotion to the Premier League and Liverpool eventually cashed in, selling to Leicester in the summer of 2018 for £12.5 million ($17.1 million).

In seven years, Ward was primarily a backup to Kasper Schmeichel and later Daniel Hermansen. Ward did start the 2022–23 as first choice but was dropped before the end of the season.

But even without ever truly establishing himself as a starter throughout most of his club career, Ward has still amassed 44 senior Wales appearances since 2016 and was selected for Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup, playing at least one game at all three tournaments.