Sheffield Wednesday are no longer looking to sell players, in what can be considered a slight move in the right direction amid turbulent financial times at Hillsborough.
The frantic time that culminated in the Owls being placed under three distinct transfer embargoes by the EFL, in addition to a three-window transfer ban, appeared to have passed.
Two of the embargoes, related club personnel payment and amounts owed to HMRC, have already been lifted, leaving only one embargo for failure to pay other clubs for previous moves.
Dejphon Chansiri’s early inability to supply the necessary cash to adequately run the football club forced Wednesday to offload a number of promising players for low-cost prices. Djeidi Gassama and Anthony Musaba, both first-team wingers, moved to Rangers and Samsunspor for comparatively small sums.
The club has also sold Academy star Caelan-Kole Cadamarteri. The 15-year-old joined Manchester City in a move for up to £1.5 million.
Sheffield Wednesday receive transfer boost
This firesale period appears to be over, however, as The Star reports that Wednesday is no longer actively attempting to sell its players.
They already have a restricted number of first-team choices with less than three weeks until the season begins, but despite rumored interest in players such as Pierce Charles, Max Lowe, and Yan Valery, the Owls want to keep what they have.
Despite this, as many as eight of Wednesday’s players who were not paid in May or June have handed in their notices to the club, according to The Star. Only two were successful in obtaining their release from the club: Michael Smith and Josh Windass. The former has already signed with Preston North End, while the latter appears to be heading to Wrexham.
As things stand, no more players are expected to join them in having their contracts terminated; however, if there are any further issues with the July payments, The Star reports that some players may resubmit their notices by Wednesday.
Sheffield Wednesday will take any positivity that they can get
The situation in Hillsborough remains quite grave. Given the amount of talent they have already lost, their inability to purchase new players or even pay loan fees until 2027 will severely limit their chances of doing anything productive this season.
It may be a small step in the right direction, but the elimination of the need to pawn their most valuable assets is a slight improvement.
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