Sheffield Wednesday keen on Hourihane

Conor Hourihane is a surprise transfer target for Sheffield Wednesday.

According to a report in the Sheffield Star the Aston Villa midfielder could be a transfer target for Wednesday.

Hourihane only joined Villa during the January transfer window and won’t be on the list of players that Steve Bruce is looking to sell.

The Villa boss is coming under some pressure to trim his squad as the impact of several short term management appointments take their toll on the payroll.

If Wednesday were to offer a small profit on the £m fee that Villa paid to Barnsley a deal could be completed for the Irish internationalist.

Wednesday lost out to Huddersfield in the play-off semi final and are ready to spend big in order to go for automatic promotion next season.

Getting extra goals from midfield has been identified as a priority with Hourihane scoring six times in the first half of the season before his Villa move.