Sheffield Wednesday manager Xisco Munoz has confirmed that Lyle Taylor is training with the Owls. The striker has been without a club since leaving Nottingham Forest in the summer.
Taylor has a decent pedigree in the Championship. During his swashbuckling maiden campaign in the second tier with Charlton, he was linked with both Celtic and Rangers as his contract drew to a close.
His time at Forest wasn’t overly successful. He often played second fiddle to Lewis Grabban, although he did enjoy a good loan spell with Birmingham at the end of the 2021/22 campaign.
Now, Wednesday have taken the player on trial and are putting him through his paces at Middlewood. Taylor was spotted at Hillsborough last night as the Owls drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough.
Speaking about Taylor, Munoz told The Star: “We can improve at training every day and maybe in three months we are at the level, or we can find another one – so now he’s training with us, and after that, we’ll decide if he’s going to continue with us or not.
“Right now, he’s an option and we’ll evaluate whether he can give something special for the team and help the squad. He’s the sort of player that can give something different.”
Munoz confirms Taylor is training with Wednesday
Lee Bowyer heaped praise on Taylor when he was at Charlton. After making him captain he called him ‘massive’ and ‘outstanding’ after a solid run of form.
Taylor has kept his sharpness up in recent weeks by turning out for Bowyer again. He’s now the head coach of Montserrat and last week, the striker scored twice in a game against Barbados.
Returning to club football will be something that Taylor is keen to do, however. As a player who knows the division, Munoz could do a lot worse than sign the 33-year-old.
Taylor has made 93 appearances in the Championship in total. He’s scored 23 times and will be keen to earn one final crack at the division with Wednesday in desperate need of a spark.
Munoz knows he must secure a first win sooner rather than later. If he gets Taylor on board, the goals might start to flow a little more frequently than they are doing right now.