Sheffield Wednesday have had a poor season by their high standards.

With promotion the aim for the Owls, they somehow found themselves sliding towards a relegation battle, although an upturn in form in recent weeks has seen them climb to safety.

And with little to play for now in the final games of the season, the fans, the manager and the players will already start to cast their minds ahead to next season.

All of them will be hoping for a much better showing as Sheffield Wednesday hope to start competing for promotion again.

Jos Luhukay will already have drawn up a list of potential transfer targets as he looks to build his own squad and assemble a team capable of competing at the top end of the Championship.

While he will inevitably be drawn towards bringing in players he is familiar with, he should also look to do some domestic transfer business and here are four English players for him to consider.

The Owls have a lot of strikers on their books but Luhukay could be about to sell two or three of them this summer, meaning a vacancy could appear.

Newcastle's Dwight Gayle will be a peripheral player if Rafa Benitez signs a striker this summer and he is a proven goal scorer at this level.

Sheffield Wednesday have needed to upgrade at right back for a while now and Sam Byram of West Ham would be the perfect fit.

The 24-year-old is not getting much game time in the Premier League and needs to drop down a division, with Sheffield Wednesday an ideal destination for the former Leeds man.

If Sheffield Wednesday want to add some quality and versatility to their squad, then they should look no further than Wolves' utility man Ben Marshall.

Newly promoted Wolves believe he is surplus to requirements and Millwall (who he has been on loan at) are unlikely to afford him so Wednesday should swoop and grab the experienced 27-year-old.

Peterborough star Marcus Maddison is not going to waste away in League One forever and if Posh fail to win promotion via the play-offs this season, he is surely heading for the exit door.

The 24-year-old has a remarkable 21 assists this season - as well as 10 goals - to make him one of the most coveted attacking midfielders in the Football League.