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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 prepare 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 Mc Elhenney and Ryan Reynolds. "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. "Obviously Wrexham having so much publicity in the media as well you could see what the club was like. "It's a very exciting project and I'm also very excited to start the season as well. " Liberato Cacace played 93 games for Empoli after joining in 2022 from Belgian side Sint-Truidense Cacace had a year left on his contract at Empoli but Wrexham are 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. "Yeah, it was a crazy circumstance, a weird coincidence that they were over in my home country and I was here in Wrexham for the first few days, " said the defender. "But it was a great touch from the staff and from the manager, to go over and say hello to mum and dad. "I think it was a really good touch from them. " 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. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Man Utd make £74m bid for RB Leipzig striker Sesko 'Winning the Ashes would be Stokes' greatest miracle' Wallabies scrap rule limiting foreign-based players Inside the homes of three men who changed British life From medicine to comedy: Harry Hill reflects on his life Annika returns to solve unfathomable murders Santana's classic 1990 performance at the Manchester Apollo 'Winning the Ashes would be Stokes' greatest miracle' Will Mc Laren be worried about Norris-Piastri relationship? Monday Night Club: Pivotal season for Spurs, no more egos at Rangers & Man Utd pre-season success. Audio Monday Night Club: Pivotal season for Spurs, no more egos at Rangers & Man Utd pre-season success 'England and India provide most intense, dramatic and emotional finale' How to win at FPL - our experts give their best tips Who pressed their Ashes case? Who disappointed? England's player ratings Lions tour awards - best player, moment and try, and a word on the Welshman. .. 'One of the great Test matches' - India earn series draw with narrow win. Video'One of the great Test matches' - India earn series draw with narrow win 'I needed to get myself together' - Fitzpatrick on finding form Green shoots for Man Utd or another false dawn? Most dropped catches? Why don't stadiums have roofs? Your questions answered. Video Most dropped catches? Why don't stadiums have roofs? Your questions answered 'Oh my goodness' - Rhodes hits a hole-in-one with a difference. Video'Oh my goodness' - Rhodes hits a hole-in-one with a difference Lions player ratings - the incredible, the unlucky & the poor 'Like being with a rock star' - departing Son's 10 years at Spurs The mountain retreat - upholding an Italian tradition Thorpe was a 'fighter' - Stewart remembers former England team-mate. Video Thorpe was a 'fighter' - Stewart remembers former England team-mate Becky Zerlentes - the first female boxer to die in fight in US Hansie Cronje, match-fixing and plane crash that left a complex legacy Lego, lash lifts and Reggie the dog - inside England's Euro 2025 success Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.