'Not in control' - Grimsby Town boss hints at potential exit for Sheffield Wednesday’s Alex Hunt

Alex Hunt has impressed at Grimsby Town, but his current manager has hinted that the Sheffield Wednesday youngster may not finish the season there.
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Plenty has been said about Hunt’s future after The Star revealed that a number of clubs in the Premier League and Championship were monitoring his situation as he nears the final six months of his Owls deal, while Paul Hurst has always made it clear that they’d like to see him see out the current campaign with the Mariners.

The 21-year-old will see his current loan expire in January, and as things stand he’ll be heading back to Hillsborough in the new year after what has been a very successful loan spell down in the National League.

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Hurst admits that the situation is out of their hands as they wait to see what happens with the talented midfielder, suggesting that there will be plenty of other clubs who would be keen to bring him on board – permanently or on loan – if given the chance.

Speaking to Grimsby Live, he explained, "I think we speak enough and get the sense of what that is. He's a Sheffield lad so that is pretty straightforward… Ultimately we're talking about someone else's player.

"We're always vulnerable, that's a word that fits in this sense. We are not in control of this situation.

"We can all want certain things to happen but if the parent club, even before the player, they own the player. You hope that can be resolved one way or the other. For Alex's sake more than anything.

Alex Hunt's short and long-term future is up in the air as he draws closer to the last six months of his Sheffield Wednesday contract.Alex Hunt's short and long-term future is up in the air as he draws closer to the last six months of his Sheffield Wednesday contract.
Alex Hunt's short and long-term future is up in the air as he draws closer to the last six months of his Sheffield Wednesday contract.
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“I'm sure there will be clubs that want to take Alex, whether that is on loan or permanently. Sheffield Wednesday will make their decision about what is best for their football club."

Hunt has played 17 games for Grimsby since completing a loan move to Lincolnshire earlier in the year, and quickly established himself as a key player in Hurst’s promotion-chasing outfit.

The Owls academy graduate was suspended for the 1-0 defeat to Chesterfield over the weekend but is expected back in the squad for their FA Trophy game against Stockport County this weekend.