Nathan Broadhead Ruled Out of Wales Nations League Campaign

Nathan Broadhead has been ruled out of Wales’ upcoming Nations League campaign after suffering a thigh injury in training with Wrexham.

The 28-year-old forward had been named in Craig Bellamy’s 28-man squad for a demanding run of fixtures in League A against Portugal, Norway and a double header with Denmark. Instead, he will now spend the international break on the treatment table.

The setback arrived on club duty. Broadhead picked up the injury in training this week, a blow that also sidelines him for Wrexham’s Championship clash with Southampton on Saturday (15:00 BST).

“Broady has strained his thigh in training, which is a shame because he was training well,” Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said. “That’s going to keep him out for the weekend but there’s nothing new from that.”

Asked directly whether that ruled Broadhead out of the Wales camp, Parkinson’s answer was blunt: “Yes.”

It halts what had been a solid start to the season for the 20-cap international. Broadhead started Wrexham’s opening three Championship matches but has not featured since, missing games against Millwall, Swansea City, Burnley and West Ham United.

Upcoming Fixtures

For Bellamy, it is an untimely reshuffle before a demanding schedule. Wales open away to Portugal on 24 September, the first of four matches in an extended international window. They then head to Copenhagen to face Denmark, before returning to Cardiff where World Cup quarter-finalists Norway visit on 1 October, followed by the return fixture against the Danes on 4 October.

Broadhead will watch it all from afar, as Wales adjust their attacking plans without him at the very moment the Nations League campaign starts to bite.