Three players Sheffield Wednesday could target after reportedly ending their interest in Fulham's Neeskens Kebano

Steve Bruce the head coach

Players from Fulham, Cardiff City and Southampton may be of interest to Sheffield Wednesday.

Neeskens Kebano of Fulham battles for possession with Tom Hamer of Oldham Athletic during the FA Cup Third Round match between Fulham and Oldham Athletic at Craven Cottage on January 6,...

Sheffield Wednesday have ended their interest in the Fulham winger, Neeskens Kebano, according to the Star.

The newspaper claims that despite having agreed terms over a loan deal with the Premier League side, Wednesday could not convince Kebano to move.

The Owls are now said to have turned their attention elsewhere as they seek to add pace to their forward line - but who could feature on Steve Bruce's shortlist?

 

Here are three potential candidates:

Floyd Ayite (Fulham)

Floyd Ayite of Fulham during the FA Cup Third Round match between Fulham FC and Oldham Athletic at Craven Cottage on January 6, 2019 in London, United Kingdom.

Kebano may not fancy a move to Hillsborough, but Ayite might. The latter player last appeared in a Fulham league game before Christmas, and could find his chances further limited by last week's capture of Ryan Babel. Ayite's Championship record (23 goals or assists) is better than Kebano's (15) over a similar amount of matches.

Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City)

Kadeem Harris of Cardiff City in action during the Premier League match between Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion at the Cardiff City Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Cardiff, Wales.

Although a regular in the first half of Cardiff's top-flight campaign, Harris has failed to appear in any of the Bluebirds' last three league fixtures - and has only started three all season. The 25-year-old is out of contract in the summer, which may complicate any attempt to sign him on loan. Nevertheless, a cut-price deal could be an option, should Sheffield Wednesday's finances allow it. Harris has scored or assisted 11 goals in 57 Championship matches and helped Neil Warnock's side to promotion last season.

Josh Sims (Southampton)

Josh Sims of Southampton during the Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary's Stadium on November 27, 2016 in Southampton, England.

A rumoured Owls target 18 months ago, Sims was once highly-rated by Southampton, who have used him 13 times in the Premier League. But it remains to be seen whether the 21-year-old will feature in Ralph Hasenhuttl's plans, having failed to appear under the new Saints boss since his Reading loan spell was terminated earlier this month. Sims was in action for Southampton's Under-23s this week, and it unclear whether that would rule him out of playing for a third club this season (Hatem Ben Arfa was once denied a move for similar reasons).

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