That’s according to their manager Xisco, who speaking after the closure of the transfer window last weekend made clear he would like to add reinforcements at that end of the pitch.
The Star understands Wednesday were left frustrated by Jamal Lowe’s decision to join Swansea City.
But with the window closed and their EFL registration list submitted with one place left open, one free agent could still be signed.
Many Wednesdayites clamoured towards the name Andre Gray, with the forward having worked with Xisco before and available after his deal with Aris was terminated earlier this summer.
But the former Burnley and Watford man has since signed for Saudi club Al-Riyadh - it was not known whether he ever represented a realistic option for the Owls.
Steven Fletcher - never really attributed to a nostalgic Hillsborough reunion - has since signed for League Two Hollywood club Wrexham.
Here are 16 attacking free agent options still available to Wednesday.
But with the window closed and their EFL registration list submitted with one place left open, one free agent could still be signed.
![Linked with Wednesday from time to time over the past few years, Taylor is a proven Championship striker having done the business for Charlton and Forest in recent years. A former Blade, he’s younger than many think at 33 and is available having been released by Forest this summer.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/04/22/GettyImages-1411216775.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
13. Lyle Taylor
Linked with Wednesday from time to time over the past few years, Taylor is a proven Championship striker having done the business for Charlton and Forest in recent years. A former Blade, he’s younger than many think at 33 and is available having been released by Forest this summer. | Getty Images
![Another former Levante man, Rochina serves as a blast from the past having playe for Blackburn between 2011 and 2014. Capable of playing as a winger or an attacker, he’s 32 and left Grenada in the summer.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/04/22/GettyImages-1253063103.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
14. Ruben Rochina
Another former Levante man, Rochina serves as a blast from the past having playe for Blackburn between 2011 and 2014. Capable of playing as a winger or an attacker, he’s 32 and left Grenada in the summer. | Getty Images
![Wouldn’t bring the dynamism to Wednesday’s forward options that some would say is a priority, but has a track record. Struggled at Sunderland but did well at Hull and has 115 international caps for the USA.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/04/22/GettyImages-1415299367.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
15. Jozy Altidore
Wouldn’t bring the dynamism to Wednesday’s forward options that some would say is a priority, but has a track record. Struggled at Sunderland but did well at Hull and has 115 international caps for the USA. | Getty Images
![A bit-part in the latter two seasons of his time with Bournemouth, Stanislas has plenty of Championship experience and can play across the front three. Hit double figures in the 2019/20 season but is now 33.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/09/04/22/GettyImages-1410484282.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
16. Junior Stanislas
A bit-part in the latter two seasons of his time with Bournemouth, Stanislas has plenty of Championship experience and can play across the front three. Hit double figures in the 2019/20 season but is now 33. | Getty Images