Sheffield Wednesday eye up move for defender Moses Odubajo

Right-back Moses Odubajo has emerged as a summer transfer target for Sheffield Wednesday, The Star can confirm.
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Odubajo is among five players, including Yoann Barbet and Josh McEachran, who will leave Brentford when their contracts expire at the end of next month.

The 25-year-old returned to Griffin Park last summer on an initial one-year deal but, despite playing 35 times this season, the Bees declined to take up an option to extend his stay by a further 12 months.

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Odubajo, who began his career at Leyton Orient, has previously worked with Steve Bruce. The Owls chief shelled out £3.5m in the summer of 2015 to lure him away from Brentford to Hull City.

Moses Odubajo will become a free agent this summerMoses Odubajo will become a free agent this summer
Moses Odubajo will become a free agent this summer

Odubajo helped Bruce's Tigers team beat Wednesday three years ago in the play-off final at Wembley and secure promotion to the Premier League.

Odubajo then suffered a serious knee injury in the 2016/17 pre-season which ruled him out of Hull's entire top-flight campaign. Following a lengthy spell on the sidelines, he was released by the Tigers last summer.

Odubajo was offered a chance to resurrect his career by Brentford, who re-signed him in August 2018. Odubajo was a consistent performer for the West London outfit, making 35 appearances in all competitions to help Thomas Frank's side finish 11th in the Championship.

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As well as Odubajo, Wednesday are also after Arminia Bielefeld’s German centre-back and captain Julian Börner. The 28-year-old has held discussions with the Owls, having snubbed Arminia's contract extension.

Börner said: “Playing in England has been a lifetime dream of mine, which is now going to come true.

"I am very sorry that I had to go back on my word."

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