Sheffield Wednesday transfer plans dealt blow as bid to sign Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove falls short

The Owls have found the back of the net just 15 times this season – fewer than any club in the second tier – and are in the market to bring in a forward before the January transfer window draws to a close on Monday evening.

But reports in Scotland are suggesting that Wednesday have been priced out of a move for Aberdeen’s Sam Cosgrove after registering an interest in the Yorkshire-born striker.

The 24-year-old frontman, who has previously played for Carlisle United, has enjoyed a fruitful time north of the border having scored 23 goals for the Dons last season and 21 times during the 2018-19 campaign.

However, he has struggled to find the net this year and has scored just three goals in 13 appearances – although he missed the start of the season having suffered a fractured cartilage that ruled him out for three months.

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He picked up the injury just days after rejecting a £2.7m move to French side Guingamp during the summer window.

Despite being without a manager since Tony Pulis was sacked at Christmas, the Owls have continued to be active in the transfer market and have already brought in former Aston Villa winger Andre Green and midfielder Sam Hutchinson – who has rejoined the club just seven months after leaving – both on free transfers.

However, speaking last week caretaker manager Neil Thompson said the club’s recruitment team is continuing to identify potential targets behind the scenes.

“I’m sure they are,” he said. “That’s something, obviously, that I’m sure the chairman and the recruitment department are looking at. And I’m sure if I’m still doing this job I may look at that, I may not. We’ll wait and see.

“We maybe need one or two bodies in to strengthen the squad, I think that’s been publicised.”

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