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Sheffield Wednesday target and Crystal Palace defender Tayo Adaramola linked with left-field move There is reportedly overseas interest in a Sheffield Wednesday-linked Crystal Palace defender Sheffield Wednesday could seemingly miss out on Crystal Palace defender Tayo Adaramola to Belgian outfit Cercle Brugge. The 22-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Hillsborough, impressing as the Owls plummeted towards League One. He was linked with a move back to South Yorkshire and reports in June indicated Wednesday were closing in on a permanent deal for the left wing-back. Tayo Adaramola update emerges However, according to Mail Online, Cercle Brugge are working to sign Adaramola for a six-figure fee. The move would mark a return to Belgium for the Republic of Ireland international, who had a loan spell at RWDM Brussels in 2024. He later had spells at Stockport County, Bradford City and Leyton Orient before his temporary switch to Wednesday earlier this year. Reports of rival interest in Adaramola offer an explanation as to why Wednesday have cast an eye over free agent Reece James, and why there has been talk of interest in Liverpool’s Calum Scanlon. What Tayo Adaramola said about potential Sheffield Wednesday return After Wednesday’s goalless draw with Coventry City in April, Adaramola claimed he would relish the opportunity to return to S6. When asked by BBC Radio Sheffield whether he would want to return to the club, he responded: “Yeah, of course. It’d be a pleasure of mine to play for such a big club at any time in my career. I’ve got a lot of love for this club for giving me such an opportunity, so of course I’d repay them if the opportunity comes.” In the same month, Adaramola was hailed as a “fantastic young man” by Owls manager Henrik Pedersen. He said: “I think he has done a fantastic development. There’s a lot to work with. He is a fantastic young man, he’s so hungry to learn. His menatality is top and we are really, really pleased with his development. He has a lot of those things we are searching in the future to be a Sheffield Wednesday player.”