SEVERAL clubs have expressed an interest in buying Wrexham defender Craig Morgan, but Racecourse boss Denis Smith has been unable to contact the talented youngster.
League One club MK Dons are known to be chasing the Wales under-21 international, but Smith yesterday confirmed he had spoken to other managers.
"I can't get hold of Craig or his agent," he said. "In fact, I haven't spoken to either of them since the end of the season."
Morgan, who turned 20 last week, has yet to formally reject the offer made to him by Wrexham. Nevertheless it seems likely his future lies away from the Race-course although the club will expect a sizeable fee for the defender, who in May was given a taste of working with Wales manager John Toshack during a training camp in northern Spain.
The Dragons boss already has a potential replacement in mind and has also been heartened by news from veteran defender Brian Carey who will be reporting back for pre-season training next Wednesday.
The 37-year-old club captain, who missed virtually the whole of last season because of a knee injury, will have to prove his fitness in the next month or so if he is to be kept on.
Smith said: "Brian has been in touch to say that he feels pretty good and that he's been running.
"So far he's had no problem with his knee and if he comes through pre-season without any problems, I'll be delighted to have him back. Nowadays his age is not the problem it might have been when I was playing, it's more about being motivated.
"From talking to Brian I know he's keen to carry on for a while yet so we'll see how things go."
Smith met the club's administrator David Acland on Friday to discuss the implications of last week's intervention by Surrey property developer Andy Smith, which scuppered an anticipated sale by owner Alex Hamilton to locallybased businessmen Neville Dickens and Geoff Moss.
"Last week's news put things on hold for a couple of days but the administrator has told me to carry on," he added..
"We've done the figures for the season and we can make them add up. If we enjoy a modicum of success on the field next season, there's more money to be made and I'm delighted that Wrexham Supporters' Trust has offered to contribute £3,000 a month to the club next season.
"Because of the rules governing the 60% salary cap, I'm not sure how it's going to work but it's more than welcome, it's brilliant.
"The Trust are becoming more on side with the way I see them working as a supporters' group.."
The Racecourse boss has also welcomed confirmation that the BBC Walessponsored FAW Premier Cup competition will be contested again next season. Winners of five of the previous eight tournaments, Wrexham have banked considerable sums of money and collected £50,000 as runners-up to Swansea City last month.
"Another Premier Cup competition is good news for us," said Smith. "We've made good money out of it in the past and I believe the competition is a shot in the arm for Welsh football generally."
* Wrexham have been drawn at home to League One side Doncaster Rovers in the first round of the Carling Cup. Ties will be played on the week commencing 22 August.
