Sheffield Wednesday are set to complete the signing of Mark McGuinness on loan from Cardiff City, as per Glen Williams. The Bluebirds have made an impressive start to the Championship season, but denting their squad depth in a key area of the pitch would be a mistake.
McGuinness leaving, potentially for the entirety of the campaign, would leave Curtis Nelson, Cedric Kipre, Jack Simpson, Oliver Denham and Perry Ng as Steve Morison’s remaining centre back options.
Nelson and Kipre have not hit the heights that they did in the 2019/20 season since, and though the latter has been impressive so far, he was not been first choice after joining West Bromwich Albion in the summer of 2020.
Jack Simpson has struggled for game-time in Scotland in recent years and remains unproven in English football, while Denham is a raw talent with just five second tier appearances to his name.