Sheffield Wednesday should keep on eye on the League One play-off final ahead of the summer transfer window.
Sheffield Wednesday will be looking to bolster their squad in the coming months as they look to build on a whole season battling relegation.
The first step for the Owls is to keep hold of Danny Rohl, with the belief that the German can take the club much higher than their 20th place finish this term.
Dejphon Chansiri will then be expected to open his wallet and issue Rohl the funds to build a Championship squad, with Wednesday surely set for a busy summer of incomings and outgoings.
While the Owls are likely to look at the Premier League, Championship and Bundesliga, it wouldn’t hurt to look at League One too.
Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United are set to face off in the play-off final this weekend, and the losing side could be forced to offload some of their key players if they push through a move to the second tier themselves.
Here are five players Sheffield Wednesday should keep an eye on in this weekend’s Wembley finale.
5 League One play-off final stars that Sheffield Wednesday could target
Josh Murphy
The winger is out of contract this summer and looks likely to leave Oxford if they aren’t promoted.
Murphy has six goals and three assists in his last 15 games in the third tier, and has attracted interest from a number of EFL clubs.
If the 29-year-old can replicate his form into the Championship, then he could prove to be a bargain free transfer.
Josh Sheehan
The midfielder has been excellent for Bolton this season, winning their Player of the Year and also being named in the EFL League One Team of the Season.
Sheehan scored twice and claimed an impressive 12 assists for Bolton as they reached the play-offs.
The 29-year-old could be in demand if they fail to win the play-offs, while he will enter the final 12 months of his contract at the end of the summer.
Cameron Brannagan
The Oxford midfielder is a player who always seems to be playing below his level.
Brannagan has 36 goals and 15 assists in his last three seasons in League One, and has previously attracted interest from a number of Championship clubs, but has just never left.
If the U’s lose this weekend, then surely it is about time he takes the step up to the second tier on his own.
Josh Dacres-Cogley
The 28-year-old is another Bolton player who made the EFL League One Team of the Season, having joined from Tranmere last summer.
Dacres-Cogley has blocked the second-most passes in the third tier this term (56), while he has scored three goals and provided six assists.
He could be another name to attract interest if Bolton fail to reach the Championship.
Elliott Moore
The Oxford captain has been ‘rock solid’ at the back for Oxford, picking up 13 league clean sheets in all competitions and also bagging five goal contributions.
Moore also netted the winner in the first leg win over Peterborough, which proved to be the difference between the two sides over the two matches.
The 27-year-old has made the fourth-most clearances in League One (214) and has won the seventh-most headers (215).