Some Sheffield Wednesday fans have been reacting to a recent tweet from ex-Owls midfielder Jose Semedo with calls for the 35-year-old to ‘come back’ to the club.
Semedo, who counts Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo “as (his) best friend”, having trained together as youth players at Sporting CP, left Sheffield Wednesday in July 2017, having spent six years at the club. According to Transfermarkt.co.uk, Semedo joined the Owls in July 2011, arriving on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic.
Semedo made a total of 167 appearances for the Owls in all competitions over his six seasons at the club. After leaving Wednesday, Semedo returned to his native Portugal where he has been playing with Vitoria Setubal for the past three seasons.
The ex-Sheffield Wednesday midfielder recently posted a tweet in which he acknowledges his Sheffield Wednesday “family”. The 35-year-old’s recent post caught the attention of some Owls fans who have responded with calls for the midfielder to return to the club.
Read the reactions of some Sheffield Wednesday fans to Semedo’s recent post in the tweets below.
Wishing you all the best. Stay happy and healthy. Win the day. No need to look too far ahead my friends. Small goals and victories. Big shout to #swfc family. Always love here.
— José Semedo (@JVSemedo) March 19, 2020
Get yourself back here when all this is virus is finally over and see us at s6. Wawaw
— chris (@chrisowls75) March 19, 2020
Get ur coaching badges done and come back ?
— Paul Johnson (@johna1981) March 19, 2020
Would have loved to have seen you play in the same wednesday team as Des Walker. We would never have conceded a goal.
Hope to see you back at Hillsborough some day.— Greno Owl (@PaulWeb65625030) March 19, 2020
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I love you man, can you go and do some team talks next season plz x
— Josh ? (@JoshWilliams42) March 19, 2020
Miss you! ???
— Hely Hush? (@Helyhush) March 19, 2020
??? ? badly missed x
— Lucy Mason (@lu_wtid) March 19, 2020
Stay safe … wish it was safe enough for you to visit the lads at s6, they could really do with a confidence boost at the min wawaw ??
— angie nichols (@shabbasgal) March 19, 2020
What do we think?
The 35-year-old midfielder’s current contract with Vitoria Setubal is set to run until the summer of 2021, at which point Semedo will be 36-years-old. Due to his age, it may be unlikely that we will see Semedo line out in a Sheffield Wednesday kit for a competitive game again.
However, as one Owls fan suggested in response to Semedo’s recent tweet, should the Portuguese midfielder look to move into coaching at the end of his playing career, it may be plausible that Semedo’s six years of experience as a Sheffield Wednesday player would be valued by the club to see him return in that capacity.