Barry Bannan, Sheffield Wednesday’s captain, has committed his future to the club despite the Owls’ current difficulties
Despite suggestions in recent days that he may be going on, The Star has repeated the 35-year-old’s refusal to leave Hillsborough. Despite the club’s wage restrictions (believed to be roughly £7k per week) and a turbulent summer, he has signed a new deal to stay at S6.
Bannan, whose stature has clearly shifted from’modern day legend’ to simply ‘legend’, having made nearly 450 appearances for the club and will now add many more to his total. Barry Bannan stays with Sheffield Wednesday.
“The Owls are delighted to announce that Barry Bannan has extended his S6 stay,” the team said on their website today. ” The club captain signed a new deal on Saturday, reinforcing his devotion to Wednesday. Bannan was out of contract at the conclusion of last season, but he returned to Middlewood Road with the squad for pre-season training.
“Following rumors over the next stage of his career and interest from suitors, the midfielder has now made his intentions known… Bannan, who has been confirmed as a Wednesday player once more, will continue his decade-long tenure at Hillsborough, where he has made 447 appearances and is eighth on the club’s all-time list.
‘Baz’ joined Wednesday in 2015 and just marked a decade with the club. His effort today exemplifies why he is so popular among the fans.
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