Bradford City and Wigan Athletic could be set to negotiate a swap transfer deal involving Joe Adams and Jake Young due to mutual transfer interest in the two players, while Barnsley are also keen on the latter themselves.
A report from journalist Alan Nixon via his Patreon account have claimed that the Latics are keen on the Bantams’ forward, and are hoping to arrange a cash deal for Young.
But Bradford and Graham Alexander themselves are keen on Wigan midfielder Adams, who spent the second half of last season on loan in League Two at Morecambe, and could potentially be involved in a swap deal.
Wigan face competition for Young though, with Barnsley also targeting the former Swindon Town star, as they look to add multiple strikers to their squad ahead of the August 30 transfer deadline.
Crawley Town and Stevenage have both taken an interest in Young this summer, and after a fantastic loan to Swindon in the first half of last season, where he scored 16 times in the fourth tier in 25 appearances, the 23-year-old is hoping for a move to League One.
A hamstring injury caused the striker to miss the end of the 2023/24 campaign on his return to Valley Parade, and he has not featured in either league game this term amid transfer interest.
Jake Young’s Swindon Town record puts him on Wigan Athletic & Barnsley radar
Despite scoring just 11 goals in his first three league campaigns of his career, Young hit the ground-running at Swindon.
He fired in nine goals in his first six games for the Robins, including four in one game, as his side ran out 6–0 winners at home to Crawley.
Young did go on a run of seven games without finding the back of the net, but once he was on form, there was no stopping him. He scored in his next six games, nearly trebling his previous season best of six, in just 25 appearances.
He was recalled by Bradford in January 2024, but managed to play just four times before surgery to repair his injured hamstring brought his season to a premature end.
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