According to the Evening Standard, Sheffield Wednesday are one of several Championship teams trying to secure Tottenham Hotspur prospect Troy Parrott on loan.
What’s the word?
It is believed that the Owls hold interest in the 17-year-old striker as they are set to battle Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers to clinch him for the rest of the season.
Parrott will sign a contract extension at Spurs on his 18th birthday next week and is keen on gaining valuable match experience.
The same source claims that Jose Mourinho’s stance on a potential temporary exit has softened throughout January, but any deal may depend on their ability to sign a striker in the absence of injured top goalscorer Harry Kane.
Fletcher’s replacement, at last?
Wednesday have a dire need to bolster their frontline following a cataclysm of recent events – 12-goal talisman Steven Fletcher is out with a knee injury until at least March while the side have lost five of their last six matches in the Championship.
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Garry Monk has tried all of his available options since the 32-year-old was forced onto the treatment table with none of them being able to prove their worth.
Jordan Rhodes has done little since scoring a hat-trick and could leave on loan after interest from Wigan, Sam Winnall has been preferred but he’s far from the target man type Monk’s system needs, and then there’s Atdhe Nuhiu who is merely used as a battering ram these days.
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Parrott, who has been likened to Robbie Keane in the past, is described as being “big, strong, skilful and very brave.” That’s got a young Steven Fletcher written all over it.
He may only be 17 years old, but with less than 72 hours left in the transfer window, things are getting pretty desperate, and there can’t be many better options out there than the understudy to England’s leading striker.
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