Whilst recent weeks have been filled with frustrations away from the pitch, Sheffield Wednesday are now reportedly ready to sign as many as five future stars in a major EFL haul.
Chansiri yet to receive Sheffield Wednesday offers
The job that Danny Rohl is doing at the club continues to look like a miracle with every passing week. Although players and staff were finally paid for March last week, it’s not the first time that owner Dejphon Chansiri has landed the club in hot water over finances. And it looks as though his reign is set to continue amid a lack of offers to buy the Owls.
The Thai businessman addressed the fans in a letter on the club website, which read: “We have all seen speculation and stories that a consortium or individual is ready to come in and take over. But I can guarantee there have been no offers at all.
“There has been some interest but nothing at all substantial that has been followed through. During this situation no one has come forward. To say I am in the way or I prevent this or prevent that, it is not true. This is the football business and I repeat if the right package is agreed, I will not be the one to stand in the way.”
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On the pitch, meanwhile, the Owls are at least all but safe even after going without a win in their last five games. Whether their Championship status will remain without a manager of Rohl’s talent is something that Sheffield Wednesday will have no choice but to consider this summer, either, given reported interest from RB Leipzig and Southampton.
Losing the German would represent their biggest blow yet and could leave them among the favourites to suffer the drop next season. That said, planning has still gone on for the summer transfer window, which could yet see the arrival of as many as five future stars.
Sheffield Wednesday readying academy haul
According to The Star, Sheffield Wednesday have now taken as many as five EFL talents on trial as they ready their move to seal a number of rising stars from Championship rivals.
The Star report that Luca Jackson and Adam Abbas from Burnley, Cole McGhee from Preston North End, Liam McAlliney from Leicester City and Leeds United’s 17-year-old Owen Grainger all lined up for Sheffield Wednesday’s youth side in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on Monday night. Five players covering both the backline and Wednesday’s frontline, it seems as though the Owls have set their sights on the future of their side.
Welcoming young players from both Burnley and Leeds would be particularly impressive, given that both sides are likely to earn promotion to the Premier League this season. Financially speaking, meanwhile, signing players with such potential rather than those more established certainly makes sense for Sheffield Wednesday amid their ongoing problems.
Whether all five have done enough to earn permanent deals remains to be seen, but welcoming a haul of young Championship players on trial was certainly a wise decision from those at the club.
