Middlesbrough land ex-Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith on loan from West Brom
Middlesbrough have completed the loan signing of former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith from West Bromwich Albion.
A product of the Wednesday academy, Wildsmith was highly rated during his rise through the Owls youth ranks.
He represented England at youth level and racked up 89 senior appearances for his boyhood club, but could not nail down the number one spot.
A successful two-year spell with Derby County followed his Wednesday exit in 2022 and West Brom came calling in 2024.
Middlesbrough sign Joe Wildsmith
After just 20 appearances for the Baggies, the 30-year-old former Barnsley loanee has been allowed to link up with Middlesbrough on a temporary basis.
A statement issued by Middlesbrough read: “Boro have signed goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith on loan until the end of the season.
“The 30-year-old arrives from West Bromwich Albion and he will provide strength in depth to our goalkeeping department.
“Joe has made over 200 career appearances, with the bulk of those coming for Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County.
“Having been a near ever-present during two seasons at Derby, he joined West Brom in the summer of 2024.
“Joe made 20 appearances for the Baggies and enjoyed a run in the first team last December when he took over from Josh Griffiths.”
Seny Dieng latest
The seasoned stopper will provide competition for Sol Brynn between the sticks and has arrived at the Riverside amid uncertainty over Seny Dieng’s future.
BBC Sport Teesside have claimed a move to Feyenoord for Dieng has broken down but that he could still be on the way out of Middlesbrough.
Dieng was linked with Hull City earlier in the window, only for a move to the Tigers to fail to materialise.
With the winter window deadline just around the corner, speculation regarding the 31-year-old Senegal international remains rife.