Alex Hunt sees an opportunity at Sheffield Wednesday, and the ambitious teenager wants to take it

Hunt was 18-years-old when Jos Luhukay started him against Sunderland in a 2-0 Carabao Cup win back in 2018, and while it took some time for him to make his Championship debut, the Owls academy graduate has caught the eye of Garry Monk.

Monk has spoken very highly of the 20-year-old since bringing him into the first team plans (he played eight games in 2019/20), but the talented midfield man says that he’s never going to be happy as he continues to push himself to be better.

Speaking in a video with the club alongside fellow graduate, Liam Shaw, Hunt said, "I am a million miles off where I want to be and where I need to be… My ambition this season is to try and play as many times as I can, impress the manager and hopefully kick on from there. But I am never going to be happy with what I am doing because I always want more.

"We have got a real good chance now, us youngsters, playing in front of this manager and obviously he has got some new coaching staff and I think he has got a real belief in us lads to go on and do well for him."

Wednesday returned to Middlewood Road last week as Garry Monk prepares them for the season ahead.

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