Ex-Bournemouth attacker training with Sheffield Wednesday as Owls consider options
Sheffield Wednesday consideration Zain Silcott-Duberry is in the building at S6 as the Owls consider their options heading into the final days of the transfer window.
The talented young attacker, who has England youth caps and spent his formative years in the academy at Chelsea, was revealed by The Star to be a player Wednesday were intent on taking a close look at as they peruse their options in attempt to strengthen their squad for the final months of the season.
Manager Henrik Pedersen confirmed the understanding that Silcott-Duberry was already training with the club, with Greek giants Olympiakos having agreed to allowing the 20-year-old some time in South Yorkshire. The Owls trained on Friday ahead of the visit of Wrexham this weekend. Silcott-Duberry spent time with Bournemouth between his stints with Chelsea and Olympiakos and made one Premier League appearance.
“This is a player we are looking at,” Pedersen said. “He trained with us for the first time today, we will take a look at him and we will see in the coming days how it develops. I cannot say if it is a loan or anything, I think it will be a loan, but we are quite sure what could happen here. If we decide quickly or later, maybe it could be a free transfer to sign after Monday.”
Pedersen was unable to take a close look at the youngster himself, with his focus placed on the team’s preparation for the Wrexham clash, but reported positive signs from the club’s other coaches. “The other coaches said it was a good beginning,” he said. “I had all my focus on the starting team today and now I will watch training with a perspective for him. All my focus today was on how we could prepare our team in the best possible way for tomorrow.”
The Danish coach also confirmed an interest in Luton Town midfielder Marvelous Nakamba. The Zimbabwe captain is down the pecking order at Kenilworth Road but could be available on free agent terms as talks continue on the cancelation of his contract.
“He is one of seven, eight, nine central midfielders we are looking at. We know from our position we have a longer list, but it is not that we can only take the first one and everything happens for Sheffield Wednesday. We need to have a longer list of players to see what is possible for the quality, for the financial, for age and what is possible for the club. But yes, he is one of the ones we are looking at.”