Sheffield Wednesday have reportedly identified a La Liga striker as an alternative option to Ike Ugbo as the Owls look to strengthen their forward options during the summer transfer window.
As reported by The Star’s Alex Miller earlier this month, Wednesday are likely to have intense competition to land the Canada international on a permanent deal after he played a key role in helping Danny Rohl’s side fight a successful battle against relegation from the Championship last season. After joining on loan from French club Troyes during the January transfer window, Ugbo went on to score seven goal and provide one assist in 19 appearances and there are still hopes a long-term stay at Hillsborough could be secured during the summer transfer window.
Speaking about Ugbo and fellow loan star Ian Poveda during the final fortnight of the Championship season, Owls boss Rohl said: “We know these players and that they gave us quality in the second leg (half of the season). We know Ian when he played, he has a good impact, Ike Ugbo has scored for us. We will try to have a good squad together, but now we focus to Saturday and then on Sunday we can start to speak about the next step.”
