Sheffield Wednesday are quickly approaching the summer transfer window, as they prioritise players who will be able to push them into the top half of the Championship.
The Owls have already offered seven players new contracts, with Liam Palmer and Barry Bannan extending their stays so far.
Meanwhile, six players left as free agents and another seven left at the end of their loan spells.
All their departures has left the squad looking rather thin, so Wednesday can expect a very busy transfer window as they look to bulk it up again.
While the main focus will be bringing fresh faces in, Danny Rohl could look to send some players out on loan who maybe aren’t ready to make an impact on the senior team.
Here are three players that the German coach should send out on loan.
Three Sheffield Wednesday players to loan out
Pierce Charles
Pierce Charles put pen to paper on a new contract last month and is expected to have a big future at the club.
Rohl has previously declared his appreciation for the goalkeeper, but it seems unlikely that he will be making regular appearances for the senior team just yet.
With Wednesday looking to bring James Beadle back, they should opt to sent Charles out on loan to pick up some valuable game-time.
The 18-year-old is highly-rated but is never going to develop and grow enough if he is only playing academy football.
Charles would have surely made those suggestions in discussions with the club before he signed a new deal.
Joey Phuthi
Sheffield Wednesday have recently extended Joey Phuthi’s contract with the club, having impressed for the U21s.
The 19-year-old has been praised for his ‘exciting’ season, having made his senior debut in a defeat to Coventry City on Boxing Day.
Pol Valentin and Liam Palmer are likely to remain ahead of him in the pecking order, while the Owls could also look to bolster their backline in the transfer window.
Phuthi arguably isn’t ready to play regular Championship football and could instead be sent out on loan.
Bailey Cadamarteri
Bailey Cadamarteri proved to be an important player during his breakthrough season, but fell down the pecking order in the second half of the campaign.
Sheffield Wednesday will be desperate to bring in at least a couple of forwards this summer, with Ike Ugbo on the transfer target list once again.
Cadamarteri was already unable to establish a regular place in the team behind Ugbo, but even more competition could force him even further away from the starting line-up.
The striker is too good to sit on the bench every week and could instead benefit from going elsewhere, perhaps in League One. Of course, this would only happen if the Owls do bring in a couple of attackers.