{"id":569639,"date":"2020-10-16T11:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T15:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569639"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:02:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:02:53","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-sign-aden-flint-on-season-long-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/16\/sheffield-wednesday-sign-aden-flint-on-season-long-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday Sign Aden Flint on Season-Long Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/16\/jack-marriott-joins-sheffield-wednesday-on-loan-from-derby-county\/\" target=\"_self\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> have confirmed the signing of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/16\/report-harry-wilson-to-join-cardiff-city-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Cardiff City<\/a> defender <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/952672e1\/Aden-Flint?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aden Flint<\/a> on a season-long loan.<\/p>\n<p>Flint joins Wednesday for the remainder of the season. He has been a long-term target for the Championship club and will bolster Garry Monk&#8217;s defensive options.<\/p>\n<h2>Sheffield Wednesday Confirm Aden Flint on Season-Long Loan<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s official, he&#8217;s here! Welcome aboard, Aden!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#swfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swfc\/status\/1317100004591439872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Flint Joins Sheffield Wednesday<\/h3>\n<p>Wednesday confirmed the signing of Flint on deadline day. The experienced 31-year-old centre back has reportedly been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.examinerlive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/breaking-aden-flint-sheffield-wednesday-19114408\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">target for the Yorkshire<\/a> club since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/14\/charlie-kelman-completes-queens-park-rangers-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Queens Park Rangers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/05\/reading-tomas-esteves-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Reading<\/a> were also interested in signing Flint on loan. However, the Cardiff defender chose to link up with Garry Monk at Hillsborough for the remainder of the 2020\/21 season.<\/p>\n<p>Flint has not featured for Cardiff since February as Bluebirds&#8217; boss <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c63cc82e\/Neil-Harris?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neil Harris<\/a> has preferred <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/09fec029\/Sean-Morrison?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Morrison<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/943a8857\/Curtis-Nelson?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Curtis Nelson<\/a>. The 31-year-old centre back has not made Cardiff&#8217;s matchday squad in any of their four league matches this season.<\/p>\n<p>Flint will be relishing a new opportunity with Wednesday. He is Wednesday&#8217;s seventh signing of the summer transfer window and joins the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dc092f62\/Josh-Windass?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Windass<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/bf54c8cc\/Izzy-Brown?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Izzy Brown<\/a> and former Cardiff teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d2583bce\/Callum-Paterson?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Callum Paterson<\/a> at Hillsborough.<\/p>\n<h3>Boost to Wednesday&#8217;s Weakened Defence<\/h3>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s signing of Flint will be a relief for Monk. His defensive options have suffered in the early stages of the 2020\/21 season. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8c9aab00\/Tom-Lees?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Lees<\/a> and Liam Shaw have been ruled out recently due to respective injuries.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Flint could enter the starting 11 straight away in the Owl&#8217;s Championship fixture against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/05\/riley-mcgree-birmingham-city-sign-attacking-midfielder-on-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Birmingham City<\/a> on Saturday 17 October.<\/p>\n<p>Flint has made nearly 200 Championship appearances throughout his career and will bring plenty of experience to Wednesday&#8217;s defence.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old boasts and impressive career in the English second-tier. He was a regular in the heart of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/14\/report-luton-town-express-interest-in-bristol-citys-joe-morrell\/\" target=\"_self\">Bristol City&#8217;s<\/a> defence between 2015 and 2018 and played 246 games for the Robbins. Flint also scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/aden-flint\/detaillierteleistungsdaten\/spieler\/105324\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">38 goals<\/a> during his Bristol career and setup and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/aden-flint\/detaillierteleistungsdaten\/spieler\/105324\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">further 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"pViUB3AmQ6ViIfTNIBdewQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1186851065\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'pViUB3AmQ6ViIfTNIBdewQ',sig:'V6MJVNqrB36S6Pa6E9PFObd5TM9QCk1dqj60O9aVUFg=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1186851065',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Wednesday have confirmed the signing of Cardiff City defender Aden Flint on a season-long loan. Flint joins Wednesday for the remainder of the season. He has been a long-term target for the Championship club and will bolster Garry Monk&#8217;s defensive options. Sheffield Wednesday Confirm Aden Flint on Season-Long Loan &nbsp; It&#8217;s official, he&#8217;s here! 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