Sheffield Wednesday players have given notice in the face of a wage scandal.
According to The Star, certain Sheffield Wednesday players have submitted their notice due to persistent salary concerns at the team.
Some players received their May wage payouts late or not at all, and others did not receive their June salaries as planned on Monday’s payday.
According to FIFA regulations, players have the right to give clubs a 15-day notice period if they receive two late payments.
Sources claim that decisions have been made and that notice letters have been sent to the club after The Star revealed on Tuesday morning that a number of players intended to do just that.
The number of Wednesday players who have or plan to offer their notice is yet unknown, but the step formally expresses the players’ intention to quit the team on free agency terms in the event that the club does not pay them within 15 days.
The Star has been given contradictory information regarding the probable procedure from there, even if the funds are completed.
It comes after a similar situation in 2021, when a few Owls players were reportedly sent notices due to payment problems during the Covid-19 pandemic. Wednesday players have experienced late payments for the third consecutive month.
Wednesday’s financial issues have clouded their final months, forcing the team to abide by limitations on the transactions they may make on the transfer market.
The club is now subject to two EFL registration embargoes, which may limit the size of its team.
The Owls will only be able to make free transfers and no-cost loan agreements due to a separate, three-window “transfer ban,” as is known. Wednesday has filed an appeal.
The following is included in FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players’ section on “Terminating a contract with just cause for outstanding salaries”:
“A player will be considered to have a valid reason to end his contract if a club illegally fails to pay him at least two monthly salaries on the due dates, as long as he has given the debtor club written notice of default and given them at least 15 days to fulfill their financial obligations.”
Other clauses in contracts that were in place when this clause went into effect might be taken into account.
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