Sheffield Wednesday 'have agreed a deal' for ex-West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest and Watford man

Dowling was most recently employed by West Bromwich Albion, where he served as sporting and technical director. According to Football Insider, he could be set to arrive at Hillsborough to work under Owls chairman Dejphon Chansiri.

Dowling left the Hawthorns in 2021 after three years at the club, during which he was in charge of overseeing football affairs. He counts Watford, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers among some of his other former clubs.

Change is afoot in S6 as Wednesday plan for their return to the Championship. Since sealing promotion to the second tier, they have parted ways with the man who led them out of League One, Darren Moore, and replaced with him former Watford boss Xisco Munoz.

The Owls are currently in Spain as part of their pre-season preparations and most recently suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Eldense.