10 Days After ‘Punctured Lung’ Injury, Wrexham’s Paul Mullin Turns Down $50,000,000 Rich Rob McElhenney Offer

The phenomenal growth of Wrexham has seen the inception of some names that today have become the face of the club. One of the names is that of Welsh striker Paul Mullin. The 28-year-old has become quite the favorite among the supporters. He is also adored by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. However, the forward recently turned down an offer from one of his owners.

Likewise, Mullin took part in the team’s pre-season U.S. tour, but that didn’t end well for him. Unfortunately, the striker was forced off the pitch during the fixture against Manchester United and rushed straight to the hospital. However, coming back, what was the offer that Rob McElhenney made to Mullin, and why did he reject it?

Why Paul Mullin rejected Rob McElhenney’s offer?

As of now, Mullin is recovering from his punctured lung injury in California. It has been 10 days since the striker has been living all alone in the U.S., as all his other teammates went back to the U.K. to prepare for the fixture. Technically, he wasn’t all alone, as McElhenney and his wife, Kaitlin Olsen, were also in America. Hence, When it came to Mullin’s living arrangements, McElhenney insisted on keeping the Welsh star with him.

But the forward rejected it. This was revealed in the latest podcast of Rob.Ryan.Red by the club’s executive director, Humphrey Ker. “I think Rob said, ‘he’s going to stay with us’ and people took that as he was literally going to stay in Rob and Kaitlin [Olson’s] house. That offer was on the table but Paul, understandably, wanted to use this time to have a bit of a… here’s the thing, I wouldn’t want to stay in my boss’s house for ten days to two weeks.”

Ker continued, “I think he was very grateful and no doubt will see plenty of Rob while he is in LA but he just wanted a bit of space to himself where he could concentrate on his recovery and R&R (rest and relaxation). He’s here, he’s in LA and he’s got some friends out here from home who have come out to stop him from being lonely and to keep an eye on him and help him out.”

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Ker also revealed that Mullin may come by the “end of this week or next week.” Indeed, yet another classic gesture from one of the owners. Nevertheless, Mullin will be looking to quickly recover as he is already facing two months of absence.

Wrexham set to miss Mullin for two months

The misery for Wrexham has grown even more as Mullin has been ruled out of action for almost two months. This is a huge blow for the Welsh side, given that the new fourth-division campaign starts tomorrow. Unfortunately, Phil Parkinson’s side will be playing their opening fixture against MK Dons without their talisman.

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Subsequently, Parkinson did reveal the club is looking to bring in a few replacements until Mullin fully recovers. With the transfer window open for a few more weeks, Reynolds and Co. have sufficient time to identify the perfect replacement. It remains to be seen who the wonder signing will be.