Jordan James, a midfielder for the Welsh national team, has clarified that he turned down potential moves to the Premier League to join Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan last month. He also confirmed that discussions about joining Wrexham had concluded by the summer of 2025. Currently on loan from French club Rennes, James is playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, a team competing in the Championship, England’s second-tier league, with hopes of promotion to the Premier League. He previously spent the 2023-24 season on loan at Leicester City, where he was heavily linked with a move to Wrexham before ultimately signing with the Foxes. When asked about Wrexham being a potential destination in the most recent transfer window, James said, “That ship sailed I think. It was on last year.” He was named player of the year at Leicester, scoring 11 goals in 34 appearances, but was unable to prevent the club from being relegated to League One. Reflecting on his time at Leicester, he said, “Leicester is a club that I love dearly, they gave me the most confidence to go out and perform. Obviously it didn’t go the way I wanted it to [for the team]. Probably if we’d done a bit better I would have thought about staying, but obviously we got relegated so I had to look elsewhere and Wolves was the place straight away.” James, a former youth player at Birmingham City, is expected to start for Wales in their upcoming Nations League match against Portugal. However, his appearances for Wolverhampton have been limited so far this season, with most of his time coming off the bench in league games. The club has the option to buy him when his loan ends next summer, and James is focused on helping Wolverhampton achieve promotion to the Premier League. “It’s a big club, a club that’s looking to get promoted, and the place I want to be is the Premier League,” he said. “I know that I’m good enough to be there. It’s just obviously showing that and being at a club that were able to give me that opportunity, and I feel like Wolverhampton Wanderers is the place.” When asked if he could have moved to the Premier League this summer, James said, “There were a lot of opportunities. I had a lot of offers on the table. I just didn’t think it was right.” His decision to join Wolverhampton reflects his focus on playing for a team with clear ambitions to reach the top flight.