Wrexham boss spells out Bailey Cadamarteri stance after Sheffield Wednesday exit hint
A slow walk off and applause to all four stands at Hillsborough said plenty about the chances of Bailey Cadamarteri remaining a Sheffield Wednesday player when their next match comes around at Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old forward has been the subject of rejected bids in a transfer window that sees the club’s administrators seek to raise funds with the sale of further players before the transfer window closes at 7pm on Monday evening. Cadamarteri is among the players who could leave and images of him spending time looking into the stands all but confirmed he thinks it to be a real possibility.
Bids from clubs such as Hibs, Blackburn Rovers, Luton Town and Millwall are understood to have been knocked back. One of the clubs linked with interest in the Jamaica international has been Wrexham, who won out a narrow early kick-off scrap at Wednesday 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Asked whether Cadamarteri was still a player of interest heading into the last days of the transfer window, Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson told The Star: “Bailey is powerful, he’s strong, he makes good runs and he worked really hard for the team today. But not really, at this stage we’ve looked at lots of options and if we can bring in a couple of players I’ll be pleased, if we don’t I won’t be too disappointed.”
Owls boss Henrik Pedersen said he was keen to retain as many players as possible in what is already a threadbare squad and made no secret of his desire to keep academy graduate Cadamarteri on board. Working under tight recruitment restrictions owing to their financial position, Wednesday are working on bringing a couple of players in to replace those who have left - but are likely to lose more.
Wrexham have shown interest in Wednesday’s Tunisia international Yan Valery but are said to be nearing a deal to sign Zak Vyner from Bristol City - a player in the same position. Valery has also been of interest to Rangers and is also understood to have been of interest to clubs abroad.
On Cadamarteri, Pedersen said: “I would love to keep him. I am happy with Bailey, he is one of our own and it means a lot when we can bring players from the academy to the first team. Of course I hope we can keep him and develop him to the next level. But what happens with Bailey? I am honest, I don't know. I can try to inspire to keep him, but at the end of the day it is the administrator who has to take this decision. I hope he will stay.”