Double swoop for Barnsley
Both have signed loan deals at Oakwell until the end of the season.
O’Grady joined the Owls from Rochdale in August 2011 and has since made 60 appearances for the club, scoring 13 goals.
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Hide AdThe 27-year-old is eligible for the Tykes’ trip to Blackpool on Saturday.
Asked if he thought allowing six-goal O’Grady, 27, a move to a club also battling relegation was a risk, Owls boss Dave Jones said: “It’s something we thought about, but if you are prepared to let someone go out then it’s the one thing that you can’t be worrying about. Everything is a risk, at the end of the day.”
Delap, the former Republic of Ireland international, is also eligible.
The Reds have also accepted an offer of £3m from Premier League side Wigan Athletic for their highly-rated 18-year-old right wing-back John Stones.