Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen interest claim emerges as Plymouth Argyle and Malmo named
Henrik Pedersen reportedly attracted interest from Plymouth Argyle and Malmo prior to his appointment as Sheffield Wednesday manager.
The 48-year-old was part of Danny Rohl’s coaching team at Hillsborough but did not depart when the German did in the summer.
He instead took on what is currently one of the most difficult roles in English football, agreeing to step up and become the main man at Hillsborough.
Wednesday are plummeting towards League One after months of turbulence but Pedersen has received credit for his efforts against a backdrop of such chaos.
Summer interest in Henrik Pedersen
According to SportsBoom, Pedersen did have interest from elsewhere before he was appointed as Rohl’s successor in S6.
League One outfit Plymouth Argyle are said to have shortlisted the Dane before they turned to former England international Tom Cleverley.
The Pilgrims had been relegated from the Championship and to make matters worse, their highly-rated boss Miron Muslic had left for Schalke 04 in Germany.
Exploratory talks with Pedersen were reportedly held but he is believed to have had a desire to remain at Hillsborough.
It has also been suggested Pedersen was approached by Swedish giants Malmo, with whom he could have enjoyed Champions League football.
Henrik Pedersen’s difficult Sheffield Wednesday reign
Pedersen has essentially been working with his hands tied behind his back since his appointment as Wednesday boss.
Last month, having already lost a clutch of key figures, Wednesday had to part with club stalwart Barry Bannan and coveted youngsters Yisa Alao and Bailey Cadamarteri.
The Owls have one just one in the Championship, registering eight draws and suffering a whopping 22 defeats.
Last week, Pedersen said: "All people have difficult phases in life and if you sit alone, it can be difficult to come out of this little world, this little bubble, to start to think positively.
"If you have one person who can support you, who can see something you can see and you feel, 'oh, I'm not going to be judged here – he or she can see something I can see, they'll show me a way out of this crisis’.
"We have some fantastic fans in general who have been fantastic for the boys. They push us when we are tired. We can only be thankful."