Conor Coady says he cannot rule out the idea of returning to Wrexham next season after completing a successful loan spell at Charlton Athletic.

The 33-year-old joined Wrexham from Leicester City last summer for a fee believed to be in the region of £2m.

But the ex-England centre-back struggled for game time at Stok Cae Ras, making only six Wrexham appearances before moving to The Valley in January.

Coady, who believes his stint at Charlton has proved he can still cope with the rigours of the Championship, signed a two-year deal with the option of another season when he moved to Wales last August.

"When I went there last summer, it was something I really wanted to be a part of and sometimes I think people look at footballers and think something's happened," Coady said.

"Nothing's ever personal in football. Sometimes a manager just doesn't take to you and I think that was what it was. [But] I've got a really good relationship with Phil Parkinson - nothing's ever happened between us.

"I had a great relationship when I was there and they were brilliant with me in January when it came to maybe wanting to leave if there was an opportunity.

"Wrexham is a brilliant, brilliant club so I can't sit here now and rule anything out because I don't know what's going to happen."

Coady spent much of his time at Charlton in midfield, where he made 12 appearances – and scored once – as Nathan Jones' team secured Championship survival with a week of the season to spare.

The former Wolverhampton Wanderers player was given the captain's armband as Charlton ended the season with a 3-1 defeat at Swansea City on Saturday.

Speaking after that game, Coady said he would wait to see whether a return to Charlton is an option having had a "good conversation" with Jones over the weekend.

Coady added that playing regular football at Charlton had "put a smile back on my face".

"I had a tough first half of the season and a lot of people were writing me off and saying my legs have gone and all that sort of stuff. I think I've showed they're not," he continued.

"I've come [to Charlton], I've played central midfield, I think in every game I've played I've run between 11 and 12 kilometres.

"So can we move forward? We'll see what the summer brings and we'll have a chat when the time's right."