Wrexham star Ben Foster reveals special condition Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney agreed to for him to sign new deal
WREXHAM keeper Ben Foster needed owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney to agree to a special condition for him to stay at the club.
Foster, 40 came out of retirement to help the Welsh side clinch promotion back into the Football League after 15 years away.
Ben Foster has agreed a new one-year deal with WrexhamGetty
Ryan Reynolds, left, and Rob McElhenney convinced Foster to stay for another seasonGetty
But it remained unclear even after their return to League Two whether Foster would stay for another year.
Earlier this week, the ex-Manchester United shot-stopper put an end to speculation by confirming he HAD penned a one-year extension.
However, he had previously spoken when negotiations were ongoing about how the club would need to be flexible around his schedule due to him living so far away.
Speaking on The Fellas Podcast, he said: “They’d have to be flexible with me with sort of days off basically. Like I said earlier I live a couple hours away from Wrexham.
“So if I’m driving to training then that’s two hours and then I’ll train, and then to get home you’ve got to get through M6 through Birmingham, take you three hours sometimes.
“In the six weeks I did the club were so good with me. They were so flexible. They gave me sort of extra days off.
‘We would play on a Saturday, they’d give me Sunday and Monday off.
“I’d train on Tuesday, we’d all have a day off on Wednesday anyway. I’d only be training really three days.”
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Foster’s first stint at Wrexham came nearly two decades ago when he was on loan from Man Utd.
He went on to play for the likes of West Brom and Watford in the Premier League, hanging up his boots at the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
He then returned to football in March to help Wrexham return to the fourth tier – including saving a penalty in their crucial win over promotion rivals Notts County.
And now Foster, who will play in Soccer Aid on Sunday, is targeting a second successive promotion in the 2023/24 campaign.
After signing a contract extension, he told Wrexham’s club media: “At the end of last season it was obvious that I enjoyed being at the Club, I loved being part of the team and everything that Wrexham stands for.
“The fans took to me so warmly, Phil Parkinson is brilliant, Steve Parkin is top class, I love Aidan Davison to bits, and the Co-Chairmen are out of this world.
“I’d decided before the end of last season I wanted to do it, because it feels like home. I’ve never joined a football club and felt at ease so quickly.”
