Michael Hector reveals why he'd have happily settled at Sheffield Wednesday
The central defender enjoyed a fruitful spell on loan at Hillsborough from Chelsea last season and the Owls were keen on bringing him back in the summer.
A hefty transfer fee requested by Hector's parent club put paid to that and in the end the 27 year old agreed a deal in September that would see him complete a permanent move to Fulham in January.
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Hide AdIt marked the end of a nomadic existence for last season’s Owls Player of the Year, who had spent the majority of his career out on loan.
And Hector said Sheffield could have been where he finally stopped.
"My son was born towards the end of my loan at Hull and, while I enjoyed playing in Sheffield the following year, after that loan I couldn’t do it anymore," Hector said in The Athletic.
"I realised that about halfway through last season. We found it hard getting my son into a routine, even when he was up with me in Sheffield, and just needed to be able to plan a bit more long-term. It didn’t matter whether it was in London, wherever. I needed to put some proper roots down.
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Hide Ad"I want to play at the top level, I am still ambitious, but I have to do right by my family as well. Moving around each year started to feel selfish. It was the right time to go to a club where I could build something.”