Sheffield Wednesday boss Xisco Munoz has not ruled out the possibility of signing players from abroad this summer.
Sheffield Wednesday unveiled Munoz as their new boss this week, following the shock exit of Darren Moore last month.
The former Watford boss takes on an incredibly difficult job with incredibly high expectations, with owner Dejphon Chansiri previously stating that he’s expecting a top six finish next time round.
And that’s certainly going to be difficult, made more so by the fact that Wednesday have a lot of work to do in the summer transfer window and no Head of Recruitment to oversee it.
But speaking to Yorkshire Live about the possibility of siging players from overseas this summer, Munoz had this reply:
“Now you can work in all the world, which is perfect. Maybe before you have to check whether you can go ahead. Now you can know everything about a player in Brazil in ten minutes. Why do we need close that market? It’s true it’s the market in England players know more about the Championship but you never know what the market is like.
“The market is the market and you have to understand it. Sometimes you want a player and then maybe after you can get it. It’s not easy.”
As per Yorkshire Live, clubs in the English Football League can now sign up to four new players ‘who would not previously have been eligible for work permits’ following recent rule changes.
Sheffield Wednesday to scour foreign markets?
It’s not something that Sheffield Wednesday do often, or have had much success doing either.
The Owls mainly focus on free transfers and loan signings, with nearly all of the players signed in the last few years being from English clubs.
But with Munoz arriving slightly later into the summer transfer window, Wednesday might now be forced to look overseas with a lot of clubs having already snapped up the best free and loan players this summer.
It’s a crucial month ahead for Sheffield Wednesday who have a whole lot of work to do before their season opener v Southampton next month.
But with a manager in place, work in the transfer market can get underway.