Wrexham's squad will share bonuses of £200,000 if they secure promotion to League Two

Wrexham’s players will share bonuses of £200,000 if they secure promotion to League Two by beating Boreham Wood tomorrow having chosen to forgo win bonuses during the season.

Mail Sport has learned that Phil Parkinson’s squad backed themselves to gain promotion at the start of the season by agreeing that they would only receive win bonuses if they were in the top three throughout the campaign, in return for getting a bigger pay-out if they achieved their ultimate goal.

The players’ negotiations with Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were led by captain Ben Tozer, whose faith in his team-mates appears set to pay off.

Wrexham need three points from their last two fixtures to seal the National League title and clinch their return to the Football League for the first time since 2008, two years after their glamourous takeover.

Wrexham are the highest payers in the National League, where the average weekly wage is around £1000, but a promotion bonus of around £20,000-per-man will still represent a major boost to the players.

The club will also secure an immediate financial windfall from promotion, which is worth around £1million in central revenue distribution payments from the EFL, as well as benefitting from the increased global profile of league football.

Wrexham's players will earn a collective £200,000 bonus if they achieve promotion 

Ryan Reynolds (L) and Rob McElhenney have led Wrexham's resurgence since taking charge