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title: "Sheffield Wednesday: Owls eyeing move for Brendan Wiredu"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "League One News"
published: "2022-05-22T09:04:54Z"
modified: "2022-05-22T09:04:54Z"
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# Sheffield Wednesday: Owls eyeing move for Brendan Wiredu

**[Sheffield Wednesday](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sheffield-wednesday-news/) are interested in signing Colchester United midfielder Brendan Wiredu, according to a report from the [Sheffield Star](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/brendan-wiredu-sheffield-wednesday-looking-at-former-charlton-athletic-midfielder-3701750) journalist Joe Crann.**

### The lowdown: Wiredu’s career so far

Still only 22, the London-born starlet came out of the Charlton Athletic academy before being sent to Bromley on loan in 2019.

Signed by Colchester last year, Wiredu has been a revelation for the League Two club this season, making [45 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brendan-wiredu/leistungsdaten/spieler/608180) across all competitions and helping them towards a comfortable mid-table finish.

Following this breakout campaign, a move up the English football pyramid could now be on the cards this summer…

### The latest: Wednesday interested in Wiredu

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/YesWeCrann/status/1527577449512452096) to cite his in-depth report from the [Sheffield Star](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/brendan-wiredu-sheffield-wednesday-looking-at-former-charlton-athletic-midfielder-3701750), Crann outlined Sheffield Wednesday’s interest in Wiredu.

The journalist stated: “Hearing that 22-year-old Colchester United midfielder, Brendan Wiredu, has made his way onto #SWFC’s radar…He’s still under contract with the U’s, but a transfer fee wouldn’t be huge. For now he’s just on a long list of potentials.”

Meanwhile, within the report, it is that claimed that Owls manager Darren Moore is ‘on the lookout for a combative midfielder’ this summer, and Wiredu has been earmarked as a potential target.

### The verdict: Smart signing

Although he’s [unproven](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/brendan-wiredu/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/608180) at League One level, the talented youngster has shown with his performances throughout the 2021/22 campaign that the step-up seems an achievable one for him.

Overall, Wiredu – who was described as an [‘explosive player’](https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/19652786.colchester-united-boss-hayden-mullins-harrogate-win/) by his former Colchester boss Hayden Mullins – earned a 6.96 [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/brendan-sarpong-wiredu/945791) rating in the fourth tier, supplying four assists and winning a staggering 8.8 of his total duels per game.

Those statistics would certainly lend themselves to Moore’s requirement for a combative midfield operator, and at just 22 years of age, the Colchester ace still has room to develop even further, potentially at Hillsborough.