Ambitious Wednesday in swoop for top striker

Championship club Sheffield Wednesday are lining up a club record bid for Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes, according to the Daily Mirror.

The ambitious Owls reportedly want the 25-year-old front man to help spearhead their attack in a bid to make a play-off challenge during the second part of the season.

The Owls’ Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal has already been well backed by the club’s Thai owner, Dejphon Chansiri, and it appears that the green light has already been given to capture Rhodes for around £12m.

Rivals Middlesbrough are also still believed to be interested in the former Huddersfield striker – who has eight goals to his name already this season – despite reportedly having a £14m bid rejected by Blackburn in the summer.

However, any potential move away from Ewood Park could very well hinge on who takes over the vacant managerial position.

Wednesday currently sit in 9th place in the Championship table – just four points off the play-off places having lost only one of their previous ten games, and only last month comprehensively knocked a strong Arsenal side out of the League Cup.

Confidence is currently high at Hillsborough and should a sensational deal for Rhodes be completed once the transfer window re-opens in January, then 2016 could very well be an interesting year for The Owls.

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