Kaboré Returns

At the end of last season, I wasn’t surprised when Issa Kaboré’s loan ended and he returned to Manchester City.   Unlike Arthur Okonkwo who was offered a permanent contract over the summer after his loan from Arsenal, Kaboré had flashes of excitement tempered by moments of “he’s almost there but not quite.”   

I had the great pleasure of watching one of Kaboré’s matches when I attended the Portsmouth match in February 2026 at the Racecourse.   In between the moments of brilliance and speed that the cameras captured, there were almost moments of him just not being sure where to be and looking for direction from his teammates.   A killer instinct still in development. 

Enter Danny Imray.  Our summer signing from Crystal Palace showed a refinement in his attack and a comfort level both on attack and defense.   Our right flank is in good hands with Danny’s instincts, which he quickly proved in preseason as well as in the first few matches of the regular season.  

But, as Courtney and I often discuss, Wrexham’s lack of depth in a few positions was an issue last season.   So, when a few days before the transfer window closed, and we signed Issa Kaboré to a long-term contract, my view of his role on the team shifted.   I was thrilled to see him back.   He is no longer our only real attacking option on the right, but he is one of two excellent attackers.  And when we need more defensively, we have Imray to cover that.  

We’ve seen them start to rotate the starting position based on the game plan, and I have real hope that we know have two complimentary and not competing options which combined (barring injury of course) will provide us with those crossing set up moments our strikers and attacking midfielders so desperately need to get us to the playoffs this season.