'Interesting players' - Hull City boss makes Sheffield Wednesday prediction ahead of summer transfer window
Hull City boss Sergej Jakirović believes Sheffield Wednesday may have to fend off interest from other clubs for their players in this summer’s transfer window.
The Hull chief made the admission after he watched his side come from behind to beat the Owls 3-1 at the MKM Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
After Jamal Lowe had fired Wednesday into a 23rd minute lead, bundling his way through a crowded penalty area after the home had side failed to clear a Svante Ingelsson free-kick, Hull responded immediately, drawing level through a Matt Crooks tap-in.
The home side then flipped the game on its head right on the stroke of half-time when Dominic Iorfa headed into his own net from a Paddy McNair free-kick.
The Tigers then added a third to put the game to bed 13 minutes into the second half when Kyle Joseph was teed up by Oli McBurnie to slot home his eighth Championship goal of the season.
Although the manner of the goals they conceded were soft from a Wednesday point of view, they did make life difficult for the Tigers in the first half, setting up to frustrate them. Although they went into the half-time interval, 2-1 down, the Owls had produced a solid away performance in the opening 45 minutes.
And in the opinion of Jakirović, who watched his side draw 2-2 with the Owls at Hillsborough earlier this season, Wednesday have some “interesting players” that he believes will attract interest this summer.
Asked what he has made of the job Owls boss Henrik Pedersen has done this season in such testing circumstances, Jakirović told The Star: "It's a very, very difficult job for him because you must prepare every game. Mentally, the day fighting, even training sessions are very difficult because you are relegated.
"But also it's an opportunity especially for the young players to show their potential and talent on the pitch, and that they can prove they can play in this league.
"So it will be an interesting summer for Sheffield Wednesday. Maybe other teams will buy somebody because they have interesting players there."