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Three Premier League loanees Danny Rohl can target for Sheffield Wednesday before deadline day

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Sheffield Wednesday have made only one loan signing in the summer transfer window so far.

The Owls have snapped up three players for a seven-figure total, while another six have arrived on free transfers.

James Beadle remains their only loan addition, arriving at Sheffield Wednesday for a second time from Brighton.

Danny Rohl found great success in the loan market in January, bringing in Beadle, Ike Ugbo and Ian Poveda, all of whom contributed massively to their survival.

Wednesday will surely look to follow the same route in the final weeks of the window, with Premier League clubs likely to offload their youngsters as they complete their own summer business.

Rohl has admitted he would still like to bolster his defence and midfield and have already been linked with another Brighton player in Malick Yalcouye.

Here are three other top flight players that the Owls could snap up on loan.

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Premier League loan deals to target before deadline day

Myles Lewis-Skelly

Lewis-Skelly has been making his mark in Arsenal’s senior team during their pre-season schedule, having previously been praised by Jack Wilshere.

The former midfielder hailed Lewis-Skelly as ‘unplayable’ in the FA Youth Cup, making a positive impression with the U21s, despite only being 17 years old.

Mikel Arteta has discussed the possibility of already promoting him to the first team in the Premier League, but it would be interesting to see if they would consider loaning him out if an offer came up.

James McConnell

McConnell is one of a number of Liverpool youngsters to hit the headlines last season, with the 19-year-old making seven appearances for the senior team, including a 33-minute cameo in the Carabao Cup final victory.

Jurgen Klopp has shared his appreciation for McConnell on more than one occasion, admitting after the Carabao Cup that his development had been ‘absolutely insane’.

The midfielder seems less likely to pick up minutes now that Klopp has left though, and TEAMtalk have now reported that Liverpool are open to loaning him out.

According to This Is Anfield, Hull City, Blackburn, Derby, Huddersfield and Birmingham have all expressed interest in signing him this summer.

James Hill

Hill joined Bournemouth from Fleetwood Town in 2022 and managed only one appearance in the Championship before he was loaned out to Blackburn.

The defender went onto pick up four goal contributions in 18 appearances for Rovers, playing both centrally and at right-back.

Hill was hailed as a ‘real standout’ during a cup defeat to Chelsea in November, while former Rovers manager John Dahl Tomasson said he was ‘strong like hell’ and ‘has a lot of potential’.

The 22-year-old was recalled to Bournemouth in January and managed five appearances in the Premier League.

The Cherries have since signed centre-back Dean Huijsen, meaning Hill’s minutes could be limited if he doesn’t leave on loan again.