Liberato Cacace has watched every episode of Welcome to Wrexham - now he himself will feature in the Disney+ documentary. The left-back is among Wrexham's summer signings, joining from Empoli on a three-year deal as the club prepares for life in the Championship.

Some might raise eyebrows at a player swapping Italy - even though he is leaving a club relegated from Serie A - to play in England's second tier. But for 24-year-old Cacace, the move is about fulfilling an ambition and not because of what he has seen over four seasons of the documentary charting the rise of the club under the ownership of Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.

Cacace's Journey

"It's a great doco, and I've watched all the seasons," Cacace told BBC Sport Wales. "There was interest in Italy, but for me, I'm a big football fan as well. I watch a lot of football and I've always watched English football, from the Premier League to the Championship so I know the level I'm heading into. It was always a big dream of mine to play in the UK."

Excitement for the New Season

Cacace had a year left on his contract at Empoli but Wrexham is believed to have paid a significant fee for the New Zealand international. While Cacace was in north Wales completing the deal, his new team-mates were over in his home city of Wellington on the final leg of their pre-season tour of Australia and New Zealand. Manager Phil Parkinson and club staff visited the restaurant of Cacace's Italian father and met with the family.

Settling In

Cacace started for Wrexham in a friendly loss at FC Groningen last Saturday, the second of back-to-back games Parkinson's side played against the Dutch team. Libby, as he is called by his team-mates, has enjoyed his first few weeks at the Stok Cae Ras and is looking forward to the Championship opener at Southampton on Saturday.

"I've already had chats with the players and with the manager and I think I'm settling in pretty well," Cacace added. "I'm a professional person as well so I always like to keep fit. I'm going to use every day to make sure that against Southampton I'll be ready to go."