While on loan at Wrexham for the previous season, Okonkwo was the team’s first-choice keeper and helped them win promotion to League One.

The 22-year-old’s deal with Arsenal expires this summer, and several teams are anticipated to show interest in signing him.

Parkinson told BBC Sport Wales, “Obviously we’re keen to keep Arthur and we’re working on that.”

“We’ll do everything in our power to keep Arthur at the club, even though it might take some time.”

During a season in which Wrexham won a second straight promotion, Okonkwo made 40 appearances for the team in all competitions.

In order to bolster their roster in anticipation of their 2005 return to the third division, Wrexham is now searching for players.

Parkinson continued, “The staff and I will sit down and go over the roster, focusing on the players who we think can be helpful to us next year.”

“That involves staying in contact with agents, examining players who have been cut loose, examining players whose contracts are up in a year, and examining players who teams are trying to offload.”

“A wide range of players from Premiership clubs could be available for loan,” the statement reads. However, the list is subject to change on a daily basis.

The players of Wrexham celebrated their promotion in Las Vegas, thanks to arrangements made by club owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

A few days after the team published their retained list, the end-of-season trip was scheduled.

Young Owen Cushion and Dan Davies were released, along with midfielder Luke Young, defenders Callum McFadzean, Aaron Hayden, Jordan Tunnicliffe, and Ben Tozer.

“It’s difficult to shake hands with those boys who’ve been with us from the beginning, but we wish them the best,” Parkinson remarked.

“I was explaining to Ben what was going to happen when he got to the club before the release of the ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documentary.

“It was a leap of faith from Ben to leave a Football League club (Cheltenham Town), with whom he’d been promoted for the National League.”

Young, Tozer’s co-captain, joined Wrexham in 2018 and was the team’s longest-serving player.

Parkinson said, “I think there’s a great connection with Youngy and our supporters, because he was a player who gave us his all and was at the club in some tough times as well.”

Given that Youngy hasn’t played as much as he would have liked this season, I believe the timing is ideal for him.

“I always think you can train hard, be a great lad, and be a squad player for so long, but eventually you have to go back and be the focal point of someone’s midfield, and Youngy can do that.”

“Another lad who’s been a great servant, he’s had some very bad luck with injuries and we hope he can get through that,” Parkinson said, wishing Lainton all the best.

He referred to Tunnicliffe as a “immense character” who had suffered an unlucky injury and said that his possibilities had been limited by the rise of Tom O’Connor and Max Cleworth.

McFadzean is in “a great place now, physically and mentally, to really push on in his career,” according to Parkinson, who also stated that he has “to go and play.”

Parkinson went on to say of Hayden, “I think Aaron has to go play somewhere right now.

“Although he’s had a somewhat inconsistent season, he’s a great lad who has helped us out a lot.”