EXCLUSIVE Sheffield Wednesday given permission by EFL to make signing with three buyers in takeover frame

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By Gbam Godwin

EXCLUSIVE

Sheffield Wednesday given permission by EFL to make signing with three buyers in takeover frame.

Sheffield Wednesday were docked 12 points after being forced into administration in October, and now sit bottom of the Championship, 17 points from safety;

Duncan Watmore and Nathan Redmond have been training with the club and could sign.

Sheffield Wednesday has been granted exceptional permission by the EFL to recruit another player, despite being in administration and subject to a league-imposed transfer embargo.

Former Leeds United defender Liam Cooper signed at Hillsborough last week, despite interest from elsewhere, and Sky Sports News has learnt that Wednesday’s administrators have been given permission to bring in a second new signing.

This is due to six injured players in the team and the possibility of a number of other players departing for the Africa Cup of Nations in the coming weeks.
Duncan Watmore, a former Millwall, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough forward, and Nathan Redmond, an ex-Burnley, Southampton, and Birmingham winger, have been training with Wednesday in the hopes of signing, but no deal has been reached with either free agent.
Meanwhile, Sky Sports News has learnt that three independent purchasers have already made legitimate approaches to take over Hillsborough.
Begbies Traynor’s administrators have extended the deadline for two more interested parties to submit bids before closing the market.
It is envisaged that by the end of next week, the administrators would be able to provide preferred-bidder status to one possible buyer who they believe offers the best plan for moving Wednesday forward and providing long-term stability.
Wednesday were punished 12 points after being forced into administration in October and are bottom of the Championship, 17 points from safety.

Wednesday’s nightmare six months

June 3: The team and its owner, Dejphon Chansiri, were charged with violating EFL payment laws.

June 18: EFL introduces a three-window fee restriction after exceeding 30 days of late payments from July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

On June 26, Chansiri announced on the club’s official website that he was willing to sell the club. On June 27, the club was subjected to another embargo over monies owed to HMRC.

June 30: Players and staff were not paid on schedule. On July 17, Josh Windass and Michael Smith quit the club by mutual consent.

Danny Röhl exits his post as manager by mutual consent on July 29. Sheffield City Council issued a Prohibition Notice following a meeting with the local Safety Advisory Group, forcing the club to close Hillsborough’s 9,255-capacity North Stand.

July 30: Players and staff were not paid on schedule. July 31: Henrik Pedersen, Röhl’s assistant, signs a three-year contract to become the club’s new manager.

August 6: The EFL issues a statement expressing its position on the incident.

“We are clear that the current owner needs either to fund the club to meet its obligations or make good on his commitment to sell to a well-funded party, for fair market value – ending the current uncertainty and impasse.”

August 8: Transfer embargoes are lifted once outstanding payments are completed, although fee restrictions remain in effect.

August 10: The Owls lose 2-1 to Leicester in their Championship debut at the King Power Stadium. August 13:

The prohibition notice on the North Stand was revoked following “necessary professional safety assurances.” Wednesday, September 4: Fans protest against Chansiri outside the Thai embassy in London.

September 30: Players and staff were not paid on schedule. On October 4, Wednesday loses 5-0 at home against Coventry. Kickoff was delayed as a group of fans ran onto the Hillsborough pitch in protest of Chansiri.

October 14: Players and staff receive overdue September salaries. October 16: It is revealed that a winding-up petition for £1 million owing to HMRC is impending.

Wednesday fans boycott their home game against Middlesbrough on October 22. No official attendance count was published.

Wednesday, October 24: File for administration and get a 12-point deduction from the EFL.

 

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