What Tayo Adaramola has said about potential Sheffield Wednesday return amid transfer interest
Tayo Adaramola spent the second half of last season on loan at Hillsborough, making 16 Championship appearances.
Crystal Palace wing-back Tayo Adaramola has already admitted he would be open to returning to Hillsborough amid Sheffield Wednesday’s interest in his signature.
The Star understands the 22-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan in South Yorkshire, is on a long list of Owls targets this summer. Wednesday are making steady progress with their summer rebuild, after getting it up and running with the addition of Ricardo Santos from Swansea City last week.
Former captain Barry Bannan is understood to be edging closer to returning to Hillsborough, while Callum Slattery is expected to join the club ahead of the expiry of his contract at Motherwell next week. Aston Villa defender Sil Swinkels is another player who could become a Wednesday player sooner rather than later.
Adaramola showed clear signs of progress during his time at Hillsborough last term after arriving on loan from Crystal Palace in January. He made 16 appearances, providing one assist.
Nailing down the left wing-back berth, the Republic of Ireland international got better as his loan spell unfolded, becoming more adventurous with the ball in attacking areas of the pitch. His loan spell came to an end with most Wednesdayityes in agreement that there is a promising player in there.
Having been sent out on loan on six occasions during his Palace career, it is felt Adaramola will have to leave Selhurst Park to try and put down some roots elsewhere in his search for a permanent home. And with speculation mounting that a return to Hillsborough could be in the offing, the former Bradford City and Leyton Orient loanee has made no secret of how happy he would be to return to S6.
Speaking after producing an impressive performance in the Owls’ 0-0 draw with Coventry City at the Coventry Building Society Arena in April, Adaramola, when quizzed about the prospect of a return to Hillsborough, told BBC Radio Sheffield: “Of course. It’d be a pleasure of mine to play for such a big club at any time in my career.
“I’ve got a lot of love for this club for giving me such an opportunity, so of course I’d repay them if the opportunity comes.”
The flying wing-back also made no secret about how impressed he had been by Wednesday’s supporters during his brief stint at Hillsborough.
“I haven’t seen anything like it,” he added. “For us to be relegated in the manner that we were, for them to keep taking it up a notch shows how much they love the club and how much they’re willing to fight for it.
“I’m just so proud to play for such a club that has that 12th man every time we’re on the pitch. It’s a pleasure to see them cheering, see them chanting, and giving us that energy that we clearly need at times. They’re always there, so a lot of praise to the fans.”