The winger arrived at Hillsborough in a club-record deal from Middlesbrough last week.
Chris Waddle has told the Sheffield Star that the signing of Adam Reach should benefit struggling Sheffield Wednesday pair Gary Hooper and Steven Fletcher.
Last season’s play-off finalists Wednesday have suffered a slow start to the new Championship season, winning only one of their first five matches.
As such, the Owls shelled out a club-record fee to sign Reach from Middlesbrough before the close of the summer window – said to be in the region of £5 million.
Reach shone on loan to Preston North End last season and Waddle believes his fellow north east wide man will add some variety to Wednesday’s play.
“Wednesday do play down the middle a lot and teams work them out so Reach will give them a little bit of extra width and put quality into the box,” Waddle, who reached two cup finals at Hillsborough, told the Sheffield Star.
“If you ask people like Gary Hooper or Steven Fletcher, they will be saying they need service from the flanks at times.
“They don’t get it really because everything comes down the middle so hopefully Reach will change that.”
Neither Hooper nor Fletcher have found the net from open play this season, with Wednesday struggling to find the right balance amid a raft of new signings.
However, with Hooper scoring 13 goals last season despite not featuring until November and former Premier League star Fletcher on target for Scotland on Sunday, one suspects their drought is only a temporary problem.
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