Sheffield Wednesday are still in talks with exciting young attacker, Joey Phuthi, about extending his stay with the Owls.
Phuthi, who turned 18 earlier this year, was offered his first professional contract at the club earlier in the summer, and The
Star understands that negotiations are ongoing between the involved parties as they near a conclusion.
It’s thought that the talented teen, who shone on numerous occasions in the FA Youth Cup last season, is eager to extend his
spell at S6, and the fact that new manager, Xisco Munoz, has had him up with the senior team following his arrival will no
doubt have given him a huge boost.
The youngster has been with the Owls since he was 13, climbing his way up the ranks, but stepped into the spotlight last
season with a several impressive displays for both the U18s and U21s after stepping up a level.
Phuthi will be hoping to get things wrapped up as soon as possible so that he can give himself the best chance of making a
mark in preseason with the Owls, and possibly even get on the plane to Spain for the club’s warm weather camp.
He wasn’t the only young player on show in Munoz’s first session at Middlewood Road, with Sean Fusire, Adam Alimi-
Adetoro, Favour Onukwuli, Pierce Charles and potential signing, Sam Reed, all playing their part.
The Owls face York City at 1.30pm this weekend, and there’s a chance the young attacker could get an opportunity to show
fans what he’s capable of.
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Luton will head to Sheffield Wednesday for pre-season friendly
Hatters hit the road as build-up to Premier League campaign.
Luton will visit a second newly-promoted Championship side in their build-up to the Premier League season when travelling
to Sheffield Wednesday for a friendly on Saturday, July 29.
The Hatters, who are facing Ipswich Town at Colchester on Tuesday, July 25, will make the journey to south Yorkshire to
take on an Owls team that won the League One play-off final when beating Barnsley with a last-gasp 1-0 victory at Wembley
recently.
Wednesday have since appointed ex-Watford boss Xisco Munoz as their new manager, replacing Darren Moore, who had led
the club to the home of English football despite suffering a 4-0 defeat in their play-off semi-final first leg against
Peterborough, winning the second leg 5-1, before going through on penalties.
Munoz, 42, led Watford to the Premier League back in 2021, although was sacked after just 10 months in charge, with the
Hornets sitting 15th in the top flight the following season.
Since then, he has been managing in Spain and Cyprus with Huesca and Anorthosis Famagusta, dismissed from the latter
after a five game losing run in January.
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