Everton reportedly want a £1m loan fee for Sheffield Wednesday-linked forward Tom Cannon.

The 20-year-old is said to have six Championship clubs keen on him, with Wednesday, Birmingham City, Stoke

City, Sunderland and Cannon’s former club Preston North End reportedly among them.

It has been claimed Everton are prepared to send him out on loan this season but journalist Alan Nixon has reported on

his Patreon page that the Toffees want to pocket a six-figure loan fee.

Cannon was among the Championship’s most exciting young players last season, impressing after joining Preston on loan in

January. He notched eight goals in 21 appearances, having previously only been given three outings at senior level by

Everton.

Wednesday have already added to their attacking options with the loan signing of Ashley Fletcher from Watford, although

the addition of Cannon would arguably significantly strengthen their frontline.

Spanish expert offers intriguing take on new Sheffield Wednesday addition Pol Valentin

Spanish defender Pol Valentin completed a move to Hillsborough after Sheffield Wednesday agreed an undisclosed fee with

his previous club Sporting Gijon

Sheffield Wednesday completed their fourth summer signing late on Thursday night when Pol Valentin arrived at the club.

The 26-year-old moves from Spanish second tier side Sporting Gijon for an undisclosed fee.

Primarily a right-back, Valentin will add competition to the club’s defensive ranks. He follows the signing of fellow defensive

pair Reece James and Juan Delgado along with the loan arrival of forward Ashley Fletcher.

But what can Wednesdayites expect from Valentin? Given he has spent his entire career to date in his homeland, we thought

it was best to get some insight into him from a regular watcher of Spanish football. Alex Fitzpatrick is a Spanish-based

reporter and journalist who specialises in the Segunda division.

Speaking to Yorkshire Live he gave an intriguing assessment of Valentin, saying: “I saw this signing and thought it was a

bit of a random one to be honest.

“Valentin is a pretty solid, hard-working right-back at Spanish second division level, not spectacular in any respect. He can

play wing-back and maybe even on the right side of midfield, so he is flexible between systems. The Spanish second division

is probably a little below the level of the Championship, comparatively I’d say.

“I wouldn’t even suggest that he’s that experienced for his age. He has not even reached 100 games at the Segunda level. He

was probably first choice I’d say last season but in a team where they rotated a lot so he only played 22 out of the 42 league

games.

“In fact he’s missed a fair few games in every season he’s played at Segunda level either through injury or selection decisions

by the coach. It will be very interesting to see how his level translates to the Championship.

“The bizarre thing is that he only played one game under the manager (Xisco Munoz) so it’s not like he was a stand-out

player who he is bringing along for the ride. As I say, he is a solid player but all in all it’s a bit of a puzzling one!”

Valentin could make a quickfire Wednesday debut against Luton on Saturday in the Owls’ final friendly of pre-season.

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