Sheffield Wednesday struck gold signing hero who’s worth more than Bannan

Sheffield Wednesday should be praised for how proactive they were when it came to signings in the January transfer window when talk of pulling off an unbelievable survival act in the Championship would have sounded like an outlandish pipedream to even the most rose-tinted Owls supporter.

Both Ian Poveda and James Beadle walking in through the door that month instantly made an impact in the Wednesday first-team ranks, with the Leeds United loanee causing Birmingham City all sorts of bother with an assist on his second start in his new temporary colours.

Beadle has left such a lasting impression that rumours swirling now indicate that Danny Rohl wants to tie down the young Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper to a permanent deal this summer, having picked up eight clean sheets from his 19 Wednesday games.

Ike Ugbo is another that Rohl will want to be kept on, having netted seven Wednesday goals to steer his loan side away from the perilous drop-zone, but the German boss will just be thankful that a fellow attacking star in Anthony Musaba is permanently fixed to Hillsborough after excelling in the pivotal crunch matches that saw the South Yorkshire side amazingly stave off relegation.

Anthony Musaba’s start at Wednesday

Musaba was actually purchased before a ball was even kicked this campaign away from those listed who made a great impact in January, but it wouldn’t be all smooth sailing for the ex-AS Monaco from the get-go when relocating to England.

The Dutch winger would struggle to make a starting spot his own under the dire early season management of Xisco Munoz, having to wait until mid-September for his first start, before eventually exploding into life in his new Championship surroundings with the transformative Rohl at the helm.

The 23-year-old’s up-and-down start to EFL life would only see him net once in the league under the unpopular Spaniard, before getting into his goalscoring groove more under the charismatic former Bayern Munich man.

Musaba’s transformation under Rohl

Showing signs of his obvious quality with two assists against Rotherham United in the early days of Rohl’s much-talked-about tenure, Musaba would save his very best for December of the campaign to truly get going with three goals registered from seven games that month which included this last-gasp winner against Queens Park Rangers.

The goals didn’t dry up after that, however, with Musaba becoming a hero immortalised into the Owls hall-of-fame for forever now with his efforts in recent weeks ensuring his side dramatically stayed up after looking like relegation goners when managed by the clueless Munoz.