Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday transfer deadline day updates

Transfer Deadline Day is upon us and it is expected to be a busy day at Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, though whether that turns into actual additions very much remains to be seen.

United have seen a few targets head elsewhere and have ended up on the final day a bit further behind than they would have liked, though manager Chris Wilder was fairly confident that deals would be done by the time we hit the 7pm deadline.

Midfielders are a priority at Bramall Lane though the injury sustained by Sam McCallum in the 1-1 draw with Millwall on Saturday may see some of the focus switch to left back, while a centre back may also of interest if the right player became available.

This morning, The Star exclusively revealed interest in Leo Hjelde, the former Leeds United man and now of Sunderland who can operate at both centre-half and left back. United tried to sign his former Sunderland teammate Dan Neil earlier in the window before he went to Ipswich Town.

As far as outs are concerned, there may be a few young players going out on loan and there’s always the threat of a late bid for a valuable key man but there doesn’t appear to be anything bubbling in that respect.

As for Wednesday, they need bodies and plenty of them. Whether they are able to get them is very much dependant on the EFL allowing them to. Last night the Owls announced the loan signing of Tayo Adaramola from Crystal Palace, having already brought in Jaden Heskey from Man City a couple of weeks ago and while there is a fair amount of sympathy knocking around from clubs, it will be the league’s governing body who decide whether or not they can strengthen further.

Then there’s the potential for more players to leave - if the bid is right, the administration team are duty bound to consider it from a financial perspective, with Bailey Cadamarteri, Yan Valery and Svante Ingelsson among those who have been the subject of interest.