Sheffield Wednesday 'considering' move for Middlesbrough FC's Seny Dieng after Murphy Cooper bombshell
Sheffield Wednesday are reportedly considering a move to sign Middlesbrough goalkeeper Seny Dieng on an emergency loan deal.
The Owls have been plagued by injuries between the sticks this season and have used a total of six stoppers.
Pierce Charles, Ethan Horvath, Joe Lumley, Logan Stretch, Murphy Cooper and even defender Liam Palmer have donned the gloves this term, underlining the torrid nature of Wednesday’s luck.
Lumley was signed from Bristol City on an emergency loan deal back in October and it appears Wednesday may need to dip back into the market.
Cooper has reportedly been sidelined by a muscle injury and looks set to miss the derby battle with Sheffield United on Sunday (February 22), a game which could confirm Wednesday’s relegation to League One.
Sheffield Wednesday linked with out-of-favour Middlesbrough goalkeeper
According to The Star, Dieng is among the options being considered as a short-term signing to plug the gap.
A Senegal international, Dieng counts Queens Park Rangers, Doncaster Rovers and Dundee among his former clubs.
As per EFL rules, clubs can sign goalkeepers on emergency loan deals outside of transfer windows for periods of seven days at a time.
Seny Dieng’s tumble down Middlesbrough pecking order
Dieng looked set to depart Middlesbrough in the winter window, although a proposed switch to Feyenoord reportedly collapsed. Earlier in the window, he had been linked with a move to Hull City.
The 31-year-old served as Middlesbrough’s number one for a period under Michael Carrick but has tumbled down the pecking order.
Sol Brynn and Jon McLaughlin have been preferred over Dieng this term and he was pushed further down the list of contenders for the nunber one spot on deadline day. Middlesbrough struck a loan deal for Owls academy graduate Joe Wildsmith, borrowing him from West Bromwich Albion.
If a deal is done for Dieng, he could find himself enjoying a much-needed run of games in the Championship. Charles is not expected back from injury for a number of weeks and it is currently unclear when Cooper will be back to full fitness.