Wrexham’s first home game of the season to be shown on free-to-air TV in surprise announcement

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Wrexham will be looking to put on a show for non-match-going fans against West Brom next month with the fixture to be broadcast on ITV.The Red Dragons are preparing for their first season back in England’s second-tier since they were relegated in the 1981/82 season.Wrexham will host West Brom at the Racecourse next month in their first home game of the seasonGetty Images - GettyThey have enjoyed a meteoric rise up the football pyramid following the arrival of Hollywood co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.Since the club’s takeover in 2021, the Welsh outfit has achieved three consecutive promotions – the first time in English football history this has been done by a side within the top five divisions.And football fans across the globe are keeping a close up on Wrexham to see if they can continue their fairy tale story in the Championship.Phil Parkinson’s men start their campaign with a trip to relegated Southampton on August 9.They then welcome the Baggies to the Racecourse the following week in a 3pm kick-off.And luckily for UK-based supporters, they can tune into the match by watching it on terrestrial TV.As part a continued deal between Sky Sports and ITV, a select number of Championship and Carabao Cup game will be broadcast on free-to-air television.It will be added pressure for Wrexham who have built a strong new following of fans who have been taken back by their story, which has been documented on Disney Plus.Wrexham go into a new season for the first time in four years as not one of the favourites to secure promotion.But they have been doing their utmost best to ensure they have every chance in sealing a first promotion to England’s top-flight.Wrexham have enjoyed three successive promotions under Parkinson and their Hollywood co-ownersGettytalkSPORT will also broadcast Wrexham vs West Brom for free LIVE on talkSPORT 2 on August 16.What transfer business has Wrexham done this summer?It’s been a busy summer in Wrexham so far with the club already smashing their transfer record two times.They splashed out on a £4million package deal to sign left-back Liberato Cacace from Empoli earlier this month.It doubled their previous record signing from January after they forked out £2m to sign striker Sam Smith from Reading.Just last week, Wrexham confirmed the arrival of midfielder Lewis O’Brien from Nottingham Forest in a deal worth around £5m.And now, they are willing to break their transfer record for a third time this summer – and fourth time in 2025.talkSPORT understands that Nathan Broadhead is set to head to club in £7.5m deal from Championship rivals Ipswich Town.Broadhead is set to become the latest high-profile arrival at the RacecourseGettyWrexham will be hoping to make it four straight promotionsGettyIt will see Broadhead return to Wrexham having previously been in their academy before he was snapped up by Everton in 2008.The 27-year-old scored twice for the Tractor Boys in the Premier League last term.He has even been capped 14 times for Wales’ senior team – finding the back of the net on two occasions.Wrexham have also signed George Thomason from Bolton for £1.2m, as well as paying Plymouth Argyle £700,000 for Ryan Hardie.And free transfers have come in the form of goalkeeper Danny Ward and attacking midfielder Josh Windass to add much-needed experience to their squad.They have also been linked with an ambitious moves for ex-Manchester United star Christian Eriksen and Wales striker Kieffer Moore, though the former deal seems unlikely to happen.