Sheffield Wednesday will make these THREE deadline day signings

The Star understands the Owls are on the verge of signing Newcastle United pair Achraf Lazaar and Rolando Aarons as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers full-back Dominic Iorfa.

It is believed Lazaar and winger Aarons will move to the Championship club on loan until the end of the season while Iorfa is set to be a permanent signing.

Morocco international Lazaar headed to Newcastle in the summer of 2016 from Palermo but has struggled to force his ways into Rafa Benitez's plans. The left-sided player has spent the first half of the season in the Magpies Under-23 side and has not played a senior match.

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Aarons, meanwhile, has also been frozen out at St James' Park. The 23-year-old, a graduate of the club's youth system, returned from a loan spell at Czech side Slovan Liberec last month.

But the speedy winger was not included in either the Magpies' 25-man Premier League squad or the reserve-team list back in September.

As for Iorfa, he is predominantly a right-back but can also operate at centre-half. He has clocked up 93 appearances for Wolves but has slipped down in the pecking order for a starting spot. Iorfa, who has enjoyed loan spells with Shrewsbury Town and Ipswich Town, has been limited to outings in the club’s U23's side in the EFL Trophy.