Sheffield Wednesday have had a slow start to the transfer window after promotion to the Championship – but there is time
to make moves in the coming weeks.
The Owls are out in Spain with Xisco taking a hard look at his existing squad. Back home there are a number of bright young
starlets still available on the free agent market having left some of the country’s biggest clubs.
Given Wednesday have the oldest – or should we say most experienced – squad in the Championship as per one prominent
website, we threw together a handful of the most attractive options available to the Owls recruitment team should they fancy
bringing in a young starlet.
From the academies of Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester United, here are 12 names they could consider.
Di’Shon Bernard
Released by Manchester United, 22-year-old defender Di’Shon Bernard is a player with a decent base level of experience in
the EFL thanks to loan stints at Salford City, Hull City – in the Championship, vitally – and Portsmouth. He’s a Jamaica
international of four caps.
Stuart McKinstry
Yorkshire-based, McKinstry is a free agent after his release by Leeds United. A bright and pacey winger with Scotland youth
caps under his belt, he spent the last campaign in the Scottish Premiership with Motherwell and scored four goals in 18
appearances.
Henry Lawrence
This one would make some nice sense, to be fair. A Chelsea youngster now looking for his next club after loan spells with
both AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons, he has 50 League One appearances under his belt aged 21. He’s an attacking right-
back, which would fit.
Joel Ideho
Aged 19, Ideho is a tricky forward capable of playing across a front three. He joined Arsenal from the academy at Ajax – not a
bad pedigree – and was a regular in their u21 squad last season, bagging seven goal contributions in 34 appearances.
Steven Sessegnon
Perhaps the most recognisable – and very probably the most expensive – name on the list, left winger Steven Sessegnon is
available for nothing after leaving Fulham. Brother of Spurs winger Ryan, he struggled to make the grade at Craven Cottage
but impressed on loan Bristol City, Plymouth and Charlton. He’s still only 23.
Armstrong Okoflex
A real talent, powerful winger 21-year-old Republic of Ireland youth cap Oxoflex is not only blessed with an incredible name
but has played at some of the top academies in football; Arsenal and Celtic before settling at West Ham. He played on loan at
Swansea City last season before a January recall, making 13 appearances.
Jack Hodnett
Released by Wolves, Hodnett was briefly linked with Wednesday in the January window. A hard-working and technically
gifted central midfielder from the Republic of Ireland, he has been linked with Championship clubs.
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