Wrexham promotion ace Paul Mullin says he will never give up hope of playing in the Premier League while also re-iterating his desire to be capped by Wales.
The striker has enjoyed a sensational campaign, with his latest two goals helping Wrexham seal a 3-1 comeback win over Boreham Wood on Saturday, a result that saw the Red Dragons clinch the National League title.
Indeed, the 28-year-old's brace took his tally to 46 goals in all competitions this season, with Mullin bidding to lead the line for Phil Parkinson's men in League Two following the club's 15-year absence from the Football League.
And fresh from Wrexham's stunning title success, the forward says he is desperate to earn a call-up to Rob Page's Wales squad this year in addition to playing in English football's top-flight at some stage before he hangs up his boots.
Wales meet Gibraltar in an autumn friendly which could be staged at the Racecourse.
“I’d love to play for Wales,” Mullin told The Times. “Looking at the Wales team, their togetherness, that reflects me. The people I have got to know in Wales have treated me well and made me one of them.
"I want to play at the highest level. I will never give up hope of playing in the Premier League until I am retired.”
Mullin qualifies for Wales through Newport ancestry.
Prior to joining Wrexham, Mullin netted 32 goals in 46 matches in one season for Cambridge United who gained promotion into League One in 2021.
Such were his efforts for Cambridge during the 2020/21 campaign, Mullin clinched the Golden Boot while also breaking the League Two goalscoring record.
Mullin has become something of a favourite of Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who called him “one of the greatest football players in the world”.
That comment is obviously way over the top, but Mullin says of McElhenney: "I genuinely think in his own head he actually means that at that moment. He and Rob say, ‘You do not understand how famous you are in America — only outside of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and some Premier League players.’
"I don’t believe them and say, ‘Give it a rest. When I walk in a shop here only two people say something to me.’
“They say outside of the top 10 teams we are probably the most famous. Quite weird. I don’t see myself as famous or recognisable and nothing has changed me. I literally do exactly the same, like walking into McDonald’s. I’ve never been to America and I will probably get a shock when I go in the next few months.”
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