Wigan Athletic’s loan star is attracting interest from the Championship, with a potential permanent move away from Huddersfield Town this summer a possibility.
Joe Taylor joined Wigan on loan in January and has impressed in his 13 games for the Latics.
Despite finding himself out of favour at Huddersfield, he’s shown that he is more than capable of playing and scoring at this level.
His performances for Wigan have now attracted the interest of teams in the division above.
Ipswich Town and Stoke City Watching Joe Taylor
Pete O’Rourke wrote for Football Insider that Championship sides, including Ipswich Town and Stoke City, are keeping tabs on Taylor.
With Championship sides not in action this weekend due to the international break, clubs are sending scouts to watch the 23-year-old in action at Reading.
O’Rourke went on to confirm that, despite the forward having only recently joined Huddersfield from Luton Town, he could be allowed to leave at the end of the season.
Taylor’s Performance Catching the Eye
Since joining Wigan, Taylor has featured 13 times in League One, scoring nine goals in total. That goal figure means he is Wigan’s top scorer, despite only being at the club since January.
The Welshman has had several standout games for the Latics, but his most impressive, according to Sofascore, came in their 4-2 defeat against Stockport County.
In that game, he received an 8.5 rating from Sofascore after scoring both of Wigan’s goals. He should have had a third in that game, missing a chance to claim his third in the 25th minute.
How Has He Done This Season?
In total, this season, Taylor’s played 32 League One games for both Huddersfield and Wigan. Of those 32, he’s started just 16 and received an average Sofascore rating of 6.87.
As well as scoring nine goals for Wigan, Taylor scored four times for the Terriers, taking his total for the campaign to 13.
He’s currently averaging 1.5 shots per game, 0.9 shots on target per game, while scoring a goal every 124 minutes per game.
With Taylor seemingly having no place in the Huddersfield squad, they could collect a healthy profit for him should he continue to impress and Championship teams decide to make a bid.