The Sheffield Wednesday striker has been linked with a temporary move to Norwich City.
No loan fee, wages part-covered; lending Jordan Rhodes to Norwich City – which is possible, according to the Sun on Sunday – doesn’t seem like a great deal for Sheffield Wednesday.
But it may just be the best chance the Owls have to recoup anything like the kind of money they spent on the struggling 28-year-old.
It is an almost universally held opinion that the time has come to move Rhodes on, with Atdhe Nuhiu and Lucas Joao immovable in the final weeks of the campaign, and Gary Hooper and Steven Fletcher on their way back to full health – as much as most Wednesdayites are desperate for Rhodes to rediscover the form that made him into one of the Championship’s most craved goalscorers.
The problem is that, on current form, who would want to spend even half of the amount that Wednesday are understood to have paid – never mind the full £8 million?
That said, any player with Rhodes’ track record is bound to generate interest, as the Norwich reports suggest – even if it is only on a loan deal that requires much generosity from the Owls.
With Rhodes’ contract believed to run until 2021, Wednesday still have at least one summer after this one in which to see a return on their investment – be it from Norwich or someone else. And a productive loan spell would do their chances the world of good.
Besides, having just half of the Scot’s alleged £40,000-a-week wage covered should be enough to bring one, even two new players to Hillsborough on similar arrangements – which may not be the case otherwise.
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