Sheffield Wednesday are already lining up their first summer signing after securing Championship survival.
Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland 2-0 on the final day of the Championship season to secure their league status for another year.
It was a dramatic climax to an equally dramatic but miraculous season under Danny Rohl.
The Owls were winless after the 13 games of the season, becoming the first-ever Championship side to beat the drop after going winless for so long at the start of a campaign.
And quickly, attentions are turning towards the summer and the 2024/25 season.
Sheffield Wednesday have a horde of first-team players out of contract in the summer and several others leaving when their loan deals expire.
But it looks like the Owls already have their first summer signing in their sights; loan star James Beadle.
Sheffield Wednesday plotting James Beadle reunion
Reports emerged earlier this week suggesting that Brighton have something of a headache in their goalkeeper department.
Beadle has impressed with Sheffield Wednesday this season, keeping eight clean sheets in 18 Championship outings since joining in January.
But it was claimed by The Athletic that Brighton may look to promote fellow Brighton gem Carl Rushworth instead; he spent this season on loan at Swansea City where he was named their Player of the Season.
Now though, Alan Nixon has revealed on his Patreon that Wednesday and Swansea are both keen on re-signing their respective loan goalkeepers this summer.
He wrote: “Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday will be on to Brighton this week for keepers Carl Rushworth and James Beadle.
“The two loanees have been stand outs in the Championship and both the Swans and Owls are keen to have them for another season.”
The one thing Sheffield Wednesday need to be careful of
A return for Beadle makes a lot of sense for Sheffield Wednesday.
He became a huge favourite among supporters for his ever-improving and confident performances which played a huge part in getting them over the line.
Brighton will obviously want Beadle to be playing at the highest level possible next season and a full campaign in the Championship looks like the likeliest outcome.
But the Seagulls may want Beadle challenging at the top end of the division.
If Rohl can get the players he wants this summer then the club’s form over the past few months could suggest the Owls will be right up there.
But those transfers may not come until very late in the summer, by which point Brighton have made their mind up about where to send Beadle.
So it looks like Sheffield Wednesday may need to be careful of other clubs in the Championship, ones that will be challenging before they sign anyone this summer, coming in for Beadle.
But Beadle looked as though he really enjoyed his time in S6 and if the decision is left to him, he may well return to Wednesday in the very near future.
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