SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 24: James Beadle of Sheffield Wednesday during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Bristol City at Hillsborough on February 24, 2024 in Sheffield, England. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)
Sheffield Wednesday will be glad they didn’t sign ‘quality’ target after playing only 17 minutes.
Danny Rohl will be glad that a deal was not pursued to sign one of Sheffield Wednesday’s top targets this summer.
Sheffield Wednesday’s start to the season has been somewhat disappointing, in stark contrast to the optimism that was in-and-around S6 prior to the 2024/25 Championship campaign kicking off, with the Owls’ several signings looking to bolster Danny Rohl’s side.
The business made at the time seemed very shrewd from Sheffield Wednesday, who looked to have improved their options in every position and signed a good blend of young talent with Premier League and Championship experience.
At this moment, some may be examining their summer business and whether it was successful and who they should have gone for instead.
One former target in fact was hotly pursued by Rohl’s side this summer, however a severe lack of playing time as a result of fitness concerns have shown that it was a positive move for Sheffield Wednesday to no longer pursue a deal for the attacker.
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Sheffield Wednesday dodged Ian Poveda bullet this summer
The Owls were massively interested in looking to sign free agent Ian Poveda, who spent half of the 2023/24 Championship campaign on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, where his brief and positive spell was cut short as a result of an injury sustained in the away win at Queens Park Rangers.
The troubling injury saw the Colombian international miss the rest of the season, and as a result, that was his final moment of action in a Wednesday kit.
Rohl had made it clear that he was exploring the possibilities of a return for the tricky winger, who did most certainly show his ‘quality’ when fully fit last season, however Sunderland managed to get ahead of them in the race for the attacker and signed him.
