Sheffield Wednesday wants to sign Brighton & Hove Albion goalie James Beadle this summer.
Pierce Charles and Jack Hall are the only professional goalkeepers Wednesday will have on staff as of July 1st…
The goalkeeping position needs a lot of work over the summer, and Beadle’s name has been brought up because of how well he played in their big win.
Coming in during the January transfer window, the 19-year-old England youth international quickly became one of Danny Röhl’s first-choice players. He also had no trouble getting used to Middlewood Road with Sal Bibbo as his coach.
In the end, Beadle’s time at Wednesday came to a close with an impressive eight clean sheets in 19 Championship games, and if you take away the stoppers who made only a couple of appearances only Illan Meslier (44.2%) had a better clean sheet percentage than the on-loan Owl (42.1%).
The Star understands that there is a desire to try and bring the Seagulls teenager back to Hillsborough for the 2024/25 campaign, and with Röhl and Bibbo in their corner it’s hoped that they can persuade the Premier League outfit that another campaign in South Yorkshire is the right choice.
Beadle has worked his way up the divisions over the last couple of years, playing in League Two, League One and the Championship, but having experienced a relegation battle with Wednesday in the season just gone there will be hopes for another step up – which the Owls could offer should their offseason go as Röhl hopes.
This publication has already said that the club wants to try to bring Ian Poveda and Iké Ugbo to the club permanently after their successful spells in 2024. However, Brighton probably wouldn’t be willing to let Beadle go, especially for the amount of money the Owls are likely to be offering.
The Wednesday manager is currently on vacation with his family, having a well-deserved break after a great end to the season. However, work is still being done behind the scenes as the club tries to get ready for the new season.
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