{"id":582115,"date":"2021-02-01T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=582115"},"modified":"2021-02-01T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:00:19","slug":"rochdale-sign-midfielder-conor-grant-on-a-permanent-deal-from-sheffield-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/rochdale-sign-midfielder-conor-grant-on-a-permanent-deal-from-sheffield-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Rochdale Sign Midfielder Conor Grant on a Permanent Deal From Sheffield Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rochdale have signed midfielder<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/455b99db\/Conor-Grant\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Conor Grant<\/a> on a permanent deal from Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Ireland midfielder joins for an undisclosed fee and has signed a two-and-half-year contract at the Crown Oil Ground.<\/p>\n<p>He is Rochdale\u2019s second deadline day signing as their busy <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/football-transfer-news\/\" target=\"_self\">transfer window<\/a> continues.<\/p>\n<h2>Rochdale Sign Midfielder Conor Grant From Sheffield Wednesday<\/h2>\n<h3>Grant Has Made One Senior Appearance for the Owls<\/h3>\n<p>The talented central midfielder joins Rochdale after a spell at Sheffield Wednesday. Initially joining as a scholar in 2017, Grant made just one senior appearance for the Owls. Ironically, that sole appearance came against Rochdale in the Carabao Cup in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Grant will now ply his trade in League One with entertainers Rochdale. Brian Barry-Murphy\u2019s side have been the team to watch due to a recent run of high scoring matches and terrific action.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder will compete for a spot in a talented midfield. He is the second recruit of the day for Dale after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/01\/rochdale-sign-midfielder-conor-shaughnessy-on-a-permanent-deal-following-leeds-untied-release\/\" target=\"_self\">Conor Shaughnessy joined from Leeds United<\/a>. Barry-Murphy is looking to strengthen his squad with Dale hovering dangerously above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<p>Dale are 18<sup>th<\/sup> in the League One table, four points clear of the drop. Barry-Murphy\u2019s side are fresh off an excellent win at Bristol Rovers.<\/p>\n<p>He is available to make his Rochdale debut against Charlton Athletic this weekend.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grant Delighted to Join Dale<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochdaleafc.co.uk\/news\/2021\/february\/conorgrantjoinsdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speaking to the Rochdale website<\/a> about his move, Grant said: \u201cI\u2019m excited to get going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy agent said to me a couple of weeks ago that Sheffield Wednesday were talking about a loan, but the gaffer here wanted a permanent deal, which I was all for. I\u2019m really looking forward to working with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I can develop a lot here, to be honest. I want to get as many minutes as I can and hopefully kick on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"3nglg-tmRUtsMEoSf0wocg\" 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\/1292317898\" 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:'3nglg-tmRUtsMEoSf0wocg',sig:'V2QHYTnLhfcpJGTvRBz0174yqzF_PyrM2LEDQS3GWIo=',w:'594px',h:'362px',items:'1292317898',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>Rochdale have signed midfielder Conor Grant on a permanent deal from Sheffield Wednesday. The Republic of Ireland midfielder joins for an undisclosed fee and has signed a two-and-half-year contract at the Crown Oil Ground. He is Rochdale\u2019s second deadline day signing as their busy transfer window continues. 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