Parkinson outlines reasons for striker's Wrexham exit

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has outlined why he allowed Iceland international Jon Dadi Bodvarsson to leave the club.

And he admits that "hopefully" there will be incomings to look out for after letting two forwards go from the Racecourse.

Bodvarsson and fellow striker Billy Waters were confirmed on Thursday night to have left the club by mutual consent.

While Waters has not been involved in EFL squads since winning promotion from the National League, former Bolton, Millwall and Reading frontman Bodvarsson was being tipped to make an impact when he joined on a short-term deal in October.

Signed amid fitness issues over Elliott Lee, Steven Fletcher and Jack Marriott, the 32-year-old Bodvarsson failed to score in seven appearances before his release.

Parkinson said: "Jon needed to go and play for his own carer and if we couldn't guarantee him game time he wanted to play because he's still young enough to continue his career."

Bodvarsson was announced as signing for Burton Albion following his release, while Waters has joined National League side Oldham Athletic.

With Marriott back from the broken leg that curtailed an impressive start to the season, Parkinson was asked if he expected signings, saying: "Hopefully there will be a few things that happen."