Sheffield Wednesday’s striking duo of Josh Windass and Michael Smith have both left the club, leaving the Owls missing one important component as the 2025/26 season approaches.
Sheffield Wednesday’s squad for the 2017 Championship season continues to deteriorate, with Josh Windass and Michael Smith the latest to quit.
They follow Djeidi Gassama and Anthony Musaba out of Hillsborough, with further exits expected this summer.
With Danny Rohl poised to quit Sheffield Wednesday, as exclusively revealed by EFL Analysis, Henrik Pedersen is expected to take over as the German’s successor, a position that will be extremely challenging.
At this time in pre-season, Sheffield Wednesday’s team is far from Championship-ready, as evidenced by one critical statistic that will have Owls fans concerned.
Sheffield Wednesday’s aims have been significantly reduced ahead of 2025/26.
Due to the current scenario at Sheffield Wednesday, Dejphon Chansiri is appealing to the first-team squad for short-term cash.
The most recent departures, Josh Windass and Michael Smith, have had their contracts terminated. It is especially concerning ahead of the new season, given that the Owls have lost their top two scorers for nothing.
In reality, only six Sheffield Wednesday goal scorers remain from the 2024/25 Championship campaign.
The figure below depicts the number of goals scored last season by Sheffield Wednesday players who are not currently under contract ahead of the upcoming season.
| Player | League goals scored | Currently under contract at SWFC |
| Josh Windass | 13 | No |
| Michael Smith | 8 | No |
| Djeidi Gassama | 7 | No |
| Callum Paterson | 6 | No |
| Barry Bannan | 4 | No |
| Yan Valery | 3 | Yes |
| Jamal Lowe | 3 | Yes |
| Anthony Musaba | 3 | No |
| Michael Ihiekwe | 2 | No |
| Di’Shon Bernard | 2 | Yes |
| Svante Ingelsson | 1 | Yes |
| Shea Charles | 1 | No |
| Pol Valentin | 1 | No |
| Dominic Iorfa | 1 | Yes |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | 1 | Yes |
Of Sheffield Wednesday’s 56 league goals last season, 45 were scored by Owls players who are not under contract, accounting for less than 20% of the total. The club’s top three goal scorers from last season have already left permanently.
The current situation places tremendous importance on re-signing one Owls star
There is no clear solution to what appears to be a major problem for Sheffield Wednesday.
The vast majority of their goal-scoring danger has already left or is on the way out. Given this situation, Dejphon Chansiri should sign as many players as possible before the season begins, particularly Barry Bannan.
Sheffield Wednesday have made contact with Callum Paterson in hopes of re-signing the versatile player.As the Owls’ fourth highest scorer last season, it is a no-brainer to ensure his future with the club.However, Dejphon Chansiri’s track record of releasing players this summer does not look promising.
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