Smith Warns MKDons Over Morgan Transfer

Wrexham manager Denis Smith has warned League One side MK Dons to expect to pay a considerable fee if they want to sign defender Craig Morgan.

The Wales Under-21 defender is out of contract in the summer, but due to his age Wrexham would be entitled to compensation fee if he left on a free.

The Dons have made an offer to Morgan and Smith said: "If MK Dons have got quite a bit of money to pay then we'll obviously discuss it.

"They either pay us up front or we go to tribunal and I would be quite pleased to go to tribunal with them."

Denis Smith also revealed that Morgan and his team mates who are out of contract in the summer have all been offered contracts to stay at the north Wales side, with the gaffer positive that they will all stay.

"Generally they all want to stay.

"They've got a month now to reply to me, so it's a month of waiting and seeing who taps into them.

"They will get better offers financially, but as I explained to them, there's a quality of life in Wrexham that they shouldn't give up too easily.

"It's lovely place to live; we play football the right way; we've got a nice training ground.

"There's a lot of good things going for this club. So they might get a few extra bob, but is it worthwhile moving your family, putting your children in new schools and everything else that goes with it?

"So I think hopefully I'll have the majority of the squad with me next season."

Rumours so far circulating are that defender Steve Roberts will join brother Neil at Doncaster Rovers; Craig Morgan has signed for MK Dons; Sheffield United, Barnsley and Cardiff City are monitoring the situation with Juan Ugarte, but so far the Basque striker has turned down all offers from England and Spain.