While all clubs want to do their incoming business as early as possible, loan deals for young players up and down the country are most often delayed and completed late in the month, with parent clubs keen to guard against the risk of leaving themselves short in case of injury or a change in circumstances. Entering the final days of the winter window, it is expected that Wednesday will be seeking to bring in players on loan before the deadline hits.
It works both ways and in keeping their options open until late in the window when it comes to the possible loaning-out of highly-rated young goalkeeper Pierce Charles, the Owls have guarded themselves against being short in the goalkeeping department after injury to Cameron Dawson. Charles, a Northern Ireland youth international who has spent time with the senior team, made his first team debut in the 1-1 FA Cup draw with Coventry City over the weekend with Brighton loanee James Beadle cup-tied.
Owls boss Danny Röhl had spoken about the club’s mulling over of an experience-building loan out during this window for Charles and while their options remain open – the 18-year-old could of course be loaned out to non-league clubs even after the window closes on Thursday evening – his performance in the Coventry draw suggests he can be a more than capable deputy to Beadle while Dawson recovers.
