Wrexham have reportedly won the race to sign Wrexham striker Sam Smith and should sign before the winter transfer window shuts.

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• Wrexham target January signings
• Set to win race for Reading striker
• 'Multi-million pound' transfer

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to the Reading Chronicle, Smith has opted to make the move to Wrexham in what will be a 'multi-million pound fee'. The report adds he should sign for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's League One promotion chasers before the window shuts on February 3.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson has called on the club's owners to make more signings to boost their hopes of securing a third-straight promotion and now they are set to secure a forward who is a proven scorer at this level.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Smith, 26, has hit double figures in League One for three seasons in a row, the most recent of which was at Reading and the two campaigns prior to that were for Cambridge United.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Third-placed Wrexham are next in League One action on Saturday away to relegation-threatened Crawley Town. It remains to be seen if Smith will be a Wrexham player by then.

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