Sky Sports have announced that Bristol City have completed the signing of Jack Hunt from Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee.
The right-back has left Hillsborough after 3 seasons with the Owls. His departure leaves Wednesday with only one recognised right-back, Liam Palmer, amongst their ranks and plenty of fans will be sad to see the 27-year-old go.
Jos Luhukay will be keen to replace Hunt as soon as possible. He may consider some of these available options as he looks to bring another lynchpin to Hillsborough ahead of what is hopefully a far more successful campaign. Indeed, we’ve seen how important full-backs can be to top teams, so getting this one right is hugely important.
With that in mind, here’s a look at some of the options.
The Arsenal man’s loan move to Birmingham City last season was cut brutally short by a nasty injury that meant the England international never got to truly strut his stuff in the Championship.
Jenkinson’s time with the Gunners does look to be done though, with Hector Bellerin, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Calum Chambers all ahead of him in the pecking order.
At 26, Jenkinson will now be after regular first-team football, and he’d be a major coup for the Owls if they were to pull the deal off. Transfermarkt value Jenkinson at £3 million, putting him within Wednesday’s reach.
Kelly is out of contract with Crystal Palace this summer having been usurped in the first team by Joel Ward and breakout star Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Kelly might take some convincing to drop down to the second tier. However, assurances of first team football – which should be easy for the Owls to make to a player of Kelly’s quality – plus his free agent status meaning that the club can offer an attractive financial package unhindered by a transfer fee, could be enough to persuade the England international to make the switch.
