The Wales international was linked with a move to the newly-promoted Championship side at the end of last month, with the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star revealing that the two clubs had thrashed out a deal worth around £7.5m.
That deal, however, is yet to be signed off, and it remains to be seen whether the Blues will allow Broadhead to move on. He was named on the bench for today’s 3-0 pre-season victory against Auxerre, replacing the injured Jaden Philogene in the early stages of the second half.
“I think it’s well-publicised that there’s interest there from Wrexham, which is a club that he has an affinity to,” McKenna explained.
“He also has a great affinity to Ipswich, and he’s been a really, really important player for us.
“In all these situations, as a club – especially moving between divisions – there’s always going to be more movement and live situations than you’d want in pre-season.
“When other clubs want our players, it’s also something we should be proud of, because it probably wasn’t that long ago that there wasn’t that much interest in Ipswich players as there is now.
“Nathan’s an Ipswich player. So long as he’s here, he’ll be an important player for us. We are, of course, lighter in those positions than we’d want to be anyway, especially after today.
“We’ll see how the situation plays out, but he’s an important player for us and someone we think very highly of. What’s important – as a club, as staff and as a group, a squad, players, supporters – is that we stick together.
“We know that there will be situations throughout the month of August, there’s no team that’s ever been successful going from the Premier League and trying to get back there without dealing with different situations – interest in players or players that we’re trying to bring to the football club.
“The big challenge for us is how we stick our focus and stick our togetherness into the games ahead, to try and start the season as strong as we can, knowing that, by the end of the window, we’ll have a really strong squad.
“Everyone who’s with us will be fully committed and ready to compete for the team and the club goals this year.”