Danny Rohl says the net is closing in at Sheffield Wednesday as his list of transfer targets becomes ever more specific as the deadline approaches.
And he adds that the club doesn’t have to wait to move players on; instead, it can act as soon as any of them become available.
Nine of the ten new players the Owls signed this summer were able to finish their training camp in Germany and Austria. Prior to the transfer window shutting on August 30, Rohl nevertheless wants more.
“Now it goes more and more specific,” he stated. “At the start of the window, we had a wide net to bring in a lot of players with qualities; now, we’re looking for different positions and profiles in really small bits.
But he is becoming more particular about who he chooses.
“It’s good because we’ve done the big job now it’s about the small pieces who make the impact and give the players different profiles.”
“I’m linked with a lot of players, sometimes I’m really surprised with the names but it makes no sense to speak about the names because then other clubs will be listening to us and will try to catch them before us,” he stated.
However, he is aware that, unlike at certain clubs, he is not need to sell players on in order to bring them in after loaning Mallik Wilks to Rotherham United this week.
“For the players here, you can have something in your mind but if there is no request or offer from other clubs, nothing happens,” he said.
“We know what we want to do. It’s a mix, a balance.
“If we get a great opportunity, I think we will go straight in, it doesn’t matter if a player leaves or not. Or it could be that a player leaves and then we bring one in.
“I think the next two weeks will be a little bit different to the first weeks. It’s a little bit more step by step, looking at what happens and making the right decision now for both.
“The good thing is we’re doing well, we’ve had a good window. I’ve had good support from the chairman, it’s a big, big help for me to bring the players here.”
Akin Famewo and Ben Hamer are back in training after injury and Nathan Chalobah is still doing individual fitness work, but that apart Wednesday have a full squad to choose from and the confidence from starting the season with back-to-back wins.
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