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SHEFFIELD Wednesday coach, Danny Rohl has reportedly admitted that he has been impressed by Sean Fusire after the Zimbabwean prospect trained with the senior team.
Fusire, who is part of the academy, was called to the Championship side’s senior team ahead of their pre-season camp in Germany together with fellow countryman Joey Phuti.
Phuti has earned a handful of senior national team call ups.
Fusire, who signed his first professional contract at the Championship side in December 2022, spent much of the previous campaign with the academy.
The youngster featured in a couple of friendlies during the camp.
Speaking to BBC Radio Sheffield, as cited by SWN website, Rohl said: “I think we have two players from the academy, Rio (Shipston) and Sean (Fusire). I think Sean impressed in the last two weeks. Good skills.
“Could be very interesting to see him in the six or eight. Against Salzburg, we tried to play him as a winger, but against Brighton he played as a 6/8 and it was good to see.”
When asked if Fusire would be given a chance next season, Rohl replied: “In my mind, we have five number sixes (anchormen) and usually the number five is a young player from the academy to give the space to improve him. Let’s see what we can do in the market.”
The talented teen has been with Wednesday since the age of nine.
At the end of 2022, the Warriors prospect was a key player for the Owls’ Under-18s and Under-21s over and was named in the first team squad that faced Leicester Under-21s in the Papa Johns Trophy.
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