Sheffield Wednesday title rivals complete yet another seven-figure fee in search of promotion

Ipswich Town have already brought in two Premier League youngsters for fees exceeding £1m in Lief Davis from Leeds United – back in July – and Nathan Broadhead from Everton just last week.

And Kieran McKenna’s squad has been further enhanced with the addition of their former academy graduate Harry Clarke from Arsenal, according to reports in East Anglia. Clarke has been a regular in the Championship with Stoke City this season and joins for a widely reported £1m.

The big-spending Tractor Boys sit third in the third tier table having run into a dip in form in recent weeks. Wednesday are currently four points ahead of them in second, with Plymouth Argyle three points clear with an extra game played.

Though Wednesday are actively looking for potential additions and there is no major panic for widespread additions, the wait goes on for a January addition at S6.

Speaking last week Owls boss Darren Moore made clear there would be no knee-jerk reaction in the transfer market.

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“It’s alright wanting to bring players in, but they’ve got to be the right ones,” he said. “If they’re not there, then they’re not there. We can’t just bring players in for the sake of it.

“It’s easy, I can go out there tomorrow and get two players, but they might not be the right ones.

“So we’ll assess the squad, see where we are, assess the injuries and then we’ll make decisions from there.”