Everton are set to make a decision on Tom Cannon’s future on Wednesday, amid interest from Sheffield Wednesday and a number of other clubs.
That’s according to journalist Alan Nixon who was quizzed on Twitter (via FLW) as to when Everton might make a call on whether or not to loan out Cannon this
summer.
The Sun reporter says Wednesday is decision day for the Toffees, with Cannon having been linked with a clutch of Championship clubs in recent weeks including
Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland, and Stoke City.
But it’s Preston who remain front-runners to re-sign the 20-year-old, who scored eight goals in 20 Championship outings during the seecond half of last season.
Preston boss Ryan Lowe has refused to comment on the matter, but he reiterated Cannon’s ability, labelling the youngster as ‘quality’.
Sheffield Wednesday have now signed eight new players this summer, but Ashley Fletcher is the only striker to have arrived at Hillsborough, joining on loan from
Watford for the 2023/24 campaign.
Wednesday decision day for the Owls
Expect Sheffield Wednesday to have retained an interest in Cannon. It looks likely that he’ll be returning to the Championship on loan and Wednesday remain in
need of additions this summer.
But with Preston still looking like they’re heading the race, a move to Hillsborough may be unlikely for Cannon, so when Wednesday passes, we may see him
returning to Deepdale.
It’ll be a blow for Munoz but the Spaniard will have plenty of other names on his list as we move towards the end of the summer transfer window on September 1st.
Sheffield Wednesday return to action v Stockport County in th EFL Cup tomorrow night.
‘Do something big’ – Sheffield Wednesday’s new arrival explains speedy Owls decision
The Owls snapped up the 25-year-old for an undisclosed fee recently, the big central defender swapping Lancashire for Yorkshire as he joined up with Xisco and his
ranks for the 2023/24 campaign and potentially beyond.
Bambo, number five, may get his debut in Wednesday colours on Tuesday night when they go up against Stockport County in the Carabao Cup, and he says that he
wants to ‘do something big’ at Hillsborough now that he’s on board.
In an interview with the club’s YouTube channel this week Diaby spoke of his decision to join the Owls, revealing that it didn’t take much thinking time to come to
his decision.
“One day my agent called me to say that Sheffield Wednesday were interested in me,” he said, “And in that second I said, ‘Yeah, I want to go’… After talking with the
manager he told me about the project that he has in his mind, and that motivated me. He wants players to improve, and like everyone he works hard and that’s my
mentality – so I think we’re the same way. It made it easy for me.
“It’s a new challenge to come here, and I watched all the preseason games against like against Murcia and Eldense in Spain – I wanted to come here and try to do
something big, do the best I can, and give 100%.”
He also spoke about the role that Xisco had in reaffirming that he was making the right decision, saying that his desire to improve people was a standout factor.
The former Barnsley man added, “The thing I like about this manager is that he sees my mistakes, and he wants me to be a better player. He wants to help me, and
that helped convince me… You need a manager that wants to help you.”
Wednesday face Stockport at 7.45pm tomorrow evening in their second competitive game under the new manager, and he’ll be itching to get that winning feeling at
S6 for the first time – possibly with Diaby’s help.
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