Sheffield Wednesday want Jamaican defender Hector

English championships team Sheffield Wednesday is on the verge of signing Jamaican defender Michael Hector from Chelsea.

However, it is understood that Sheffield are struggling to meet Chelsea's valuation of Hector ahead of today's transfer deadline in England.

The 27-year-old Hector had a very impressive loan spell with Wednesday last season where he made 39 appearances in all competitions and was named the club's championship club player of the year.

Wednesday have been trying desperately to sign Hector this summer with many of team's supporters urging the club to bring back the lanky central defender on a permanent contract.

Wednesday's caretaker boss, Lee Bullen, said that there is a chance that his club could sign Hector, but he admitted that the financial implications of the move could make it difficult.

"Michael loved his time here, but we're also mindful of financial aspects of every sort of deal that we're looking at," said Bullen.

"He's well-liked here by supporters, but, obviously, he's coming from a mega club in Chelsea, who have a valuation on their players," he said.

Hector, who has made 24 appearances for the Reggae Boyz so far, has never made a competitive appearance for Chelsea after four loan moves in recent seasons.

The defender was signed by Chelsea from Reading in 2015 for PS4 million, but a number of the past coaches have not been able to find a space in the team for Hector, including Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri.

However, it is understood that Chelsea want to recoup the PS4 million they paid for Hector four-years ago as his contract is set to expire next summer.