Brennan Johnson said farewell to Neco Williams with a last supper in London, but now the Wales pair aim to feast on Latvia on Monday night. Striker Johnson decided to meet up with some of his Wales pals last week to celebrate his £47.5m deadline day move from Nottingham Forest to Tottenham.

Connor Roberts insists it is naive to expect Wales to qualify for every major tournament. Wales have reached the last two European Championships and the 2022 World Cup after ending a 58-year wait to play at a major tournament. But making Euro 2024 in Germany next summer was seriously dented by qualifying defeats to Armenia and Turkey in June.

Rob Page says he wishes Wales were not playing a friendly against South Korea on Thursday. The Wales manager and his team are not in Euro 2024 action until Monday when they travel to Latvia for a crucial Group D qualifying clash.

Aaron Ramsey has described Brennan Johnson’s potential as “scary” but admits he was unhappy to see his Wales team-mate join Tottenham on transfer deadline day. Ramsey spent 11 years in north London at Arsenal where he made 370 nearly appearances and twice scored FA Cup final-winning goals for the Gunners.

Brennan Johnson can handle the hype of being Harry Kane’s follow-up act – but Tottenham fans have to show patience. That’s the advice of Wales manager Rob Page, who has been down this road before with both Gareth Bale and Dan James.

Wales boss Rob Page has welcomed Brennan Johnson getting a late-season breather at Nottingham Forest ahead of Euro 2024 qualifying duty. Johnson has made over 50 appearances for the third successive season, featuring in every one of Forest’s 38 Premier League games as Steve Cooper’s side secured their top-flight status.

Dan James deserves a move back to the Premier League this summer, his Wales boss Rob Page has insisted. James spent last season on loan at Fulham, but went down with Leeds United’s sinking ship as he returned to the relegated club once the campaign was over.

Gareth Bale is poised to return to the Wales squad – but as a mentor, rather than a maestro on the field. Wales manager Rob Page has held talks this week with Bale about a formal role that will tap into his vast knowledge and expertise, but will not involve coaching. Bale is living in LA and has been playing a lot of golf since he retired from football in January, but Page has kept in regular contact and views the former captain as an asset on the route to qualification for Euro 2024.

Chris Gunter insists he is already looking forward to coaching the next generation of Wales stars after announcing his intention to retire from playing. The former Wales defender – who quit international football two months ago after winning 109 caps – will join the Wales staff as a national team development coach after announcing his retirement from playing at the end of the season.

Wales feel the legacy left by Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and others at Euro 2016 has been integral to them qualifying for a first major youth tournament for over 40 years. Later this month Wales will join the likes of England, France and Germany at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals in Hungary.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney joined the party as thousands of fans lined the streets to celebrate Wrexham’s return to the Football League with a trophy parade on Tuesday evening. Phil Parkinson’s side, who needed a league record haul of 111 points to beat Notts County in a gripping National League title race, showed off their trophy, along with the women’s team, who have earned promotion to the Genero Adran Premier.

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson will take the lead on any new transfers as the club prepare for life back in the English Football League, according to co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Parkinson’s side produced a fitting Hollywood finale to their Vanarama National League promotion bid by securing the title to end a 15-year exile.