Together with rival Championship team Coventry City, Hull City has been linked to a summertime raid for the attacker. Following Liam Rosenior’s unexpected dismissal, they are getting ready for their inaugural campaign under new manager Tim Walter.
Following his rejection of Sheffield Wednesday’s final contract offer, Windass, 30, will leave Hillsborough as a free agent, per a report by Football Insider. The official end of his contract in South Yorkshire is this month, so he’ll be considering his choices.
HullLive reports that the Tigers have more ambitious goals in mind and are not attempting to entice him to East Yorkshire. Last term, they were three points outside of the play-offs and ended seventh in the table.
Whenever Hull City is involved in a transfer window, Windass is generally mentioned. Against Bristol City in the 2008 play-off final at Wembley, his father Dean produced one of the most iconic goals in Tigers history.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl may have to begin looking for potential successors even if he signed a new deal this summer.
Windass joined the Owls in 2020 and has played in 126 games in all competitions for them. Of those games, seven were scored last season to assist the team maintain their second-tier status.
Before playing for Accrington Stanley, Rangers, and Wigan Athletic, the Hull native was a member of the Huddersfield Town academy.
Despite his recent prominence as a Sheffield Wednesday player, he is about to start a new phase of his career.
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