JON DADI BODVARSSON says signing for a club owned by Hollywood superstars is a bonus because the most important thing for the striker is to be back playing competitive football following a break.

Phil Parkinson needed reinforcements in attack with top scorer Jack Marriott facing a lengthy lay-off after breaking his leg last month and Steven Fletcher also out with a knee problem so the Wrexham manager turned to Bodvarsson.

The 32-year-old has been a free agent since leaving Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season and was training with a club in his native Iceland to maintain fitness levels when he answered the SOS call, putting pen to paper on a short-term contract until January.

Getting the chance to kick-start his career means more to the frontman than joining the Wrexham journey under co-chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

"First and foremost for me, it is just exciting football-wise," said Bodvarsson.

"Since I have come here, the standard has been really high and the environment is really positive as a football player.

"That is what I was most excited for.

"Obviously you have all the noise around the club at the moment which is positive but first and foremost, it is just great for me to be back in competitive football again."

Bodvarsson, who has won 64 international caps for Iceland, signed for Bolton in January 2022 and previously played for Wolves, Reading and Millwall after arriving in England in 2016 and he jumped at the chance to sign for League One high-fliers Wrexham.

"It was a no-brainer for me," said the striker, who made his Reds' debut as a second half substitute in Sunday's 1-0 FA Cup first round defeat at League Two Harrogate.

"I have been in Iceland since becoming a free agent just keeping fit and training with my local team that I grew up with there.

"Fitness-wise, I don't feel like I am too far off it.

"It is just getting the minutes in the tank now and that is a huge positive for me against Harrogate because it has been a while."

Bodvarsson says he has a lot to offer League One high-fliers Wrexham.

"I know what I can do," he said.

"It is just getting that sharpness back, and it will come. Enjoying myself again and expressing myself on the pitch the best I can.

"Hopefully I can show that."

Bodvarsson's debut didn't go according to plan with Wrexham bowing out of the famous cup competition against fourth tier Harrogate at Wetherby Road.

"It is the cup and anything can happen," he said.

"Unfortunately we got an early goal against us, they have all the momentum and energy, and we just couldn't covert our chances.

"Obviously the club has had some success the last few seasons and all the eyes are on the club now.

"That is something that doesn't bother us but fair play to Harrogate because they did well but it is disappointing not to at least equalise."