There are worries that additional players would leave Sheffield Wednesday after Windass and Smith already agreed to join West Brom, according to SKY SPORTS NEWS.
Fear that additional players may depart Sheffield Wednesday as a result of Windass and Smith’s “free for all” statement
Over the past few weeks, Sheffield Wednesday’s team has been severely impacted by departures.
Danny Rohl will depart Sheffield Wednesday, according to EFL Analysis, and the German player may be put on gardening leave.
The Owls have already bid farewell to a number of its players, in addition to their manager’s impending departure.
This month, Sheffield Wednesday came under fire for their low-ball sales of Anthony Musaba and Djeidi Gassama.
Meanwhile, the club have now announced Josh Windass and Michael Smith have left after having their contracts terminated, and there’s a concern others could follow in the duo’s footsteps.
Fear more players could depart Sheffield Wednesday
Barry Bannan has reacted to Windass leaving Sheffield Wednesday this week.
Even though the Scotsman’s contract is currently expired, he has been training with the team since the start of preseason.
There has been worry, though, that more players would be let to leave after Smith and Windass.
Although it is believed that Wednesday paid wages this week, the two still left because players had the right to end their contracts if they were not paid.
Journalist Joe Crann tweeted about the situation: “Whatever made it possible for Windass and Smith to leave #SWFC for free could potentially lead to others following them.”
“Obviously, paying them when they did didn’t resolve the issue, so who knows what will happen next? Everyone is free.
Transfer news for Sheffield Wednesday
The team may sign a player this summer despite the continuous embargoes and players quitting in quick succession.
Mohamed Konate has reportedly been put on trial by Sheffield Wednesday.
Since being released by Portuguese team SC Covilha, he has been training with the Yorkshire club.
Survival would now be a miracle, which is the most concerning aspect of Sheffield Wednesday player exits.
Josh Windass and Michael Smith, Sheffield Wednesday’s striking duo, have both left the team, depriving the Owls of a crucial component as the 2025–2026 campaign draws near.
Josh Windass and Michael Smith are the next to join the departure lounge as Sheffield Wednesday’s squad continues to suffer ahead of the forthcoming Championship campaign.
They follow Anthony Musaba and Djeidi Gassama out of Hillsborough, and more departures are probably in store this summer.
Henrik Pedersen will be the German’s replacement, a position that will be extremely challenging, given it is now anticipated that Danny Rohl will depart Sheffield Wednesday, as exclusively disclosed by EFL Analysis.
Sheffield Wednesday’s team is far from Championship-ready at this stage of the preseason, and one crucial statistic will make Owls supporters panic.
The Sheffield Wednesday players’ thoughts on the candidate who is anticipated to succeed Danny Rohl in 25/26
Prior to 2025–2026, Sheffield Wednesday’s goals have been severely reduced.
Due to the current circumstances at Sheffield Wednesday, Dejphon Chansiri is turning to the first team in order to obtain temporary cash.
The contracts of Michael Smith and Josh Windass, the most recent departures, have been terminated. Ahead of the upcoming season, it is especially concerning because the Owls lost their top two scorers for no apparent reason.
Actually, just six goals survive from Sheffield Wednesday’s 2024–25 Championship season when all goal scorers are taken into account.
The graphic below illustrates the number of goals scored by players that are currently unsigned prior to the upcoming Sheffield Wednesday season.
| Player | League goals scored | Under contract at SWFC at the moment |
| Josh Windass | 13 | No |
| Michael Smith | 8 | No |
| Djeidi Gassama | 7 | No |
| Callum Paterson | 6 | No |
| Barry Bannan | 4 | No |
| Yan Valery | 3 | Yes |
| Jamal Lowe | 3 | Yes |
| Anthony Musaba | 3 | No |
| Michael Ihiekwe | 2 | No |
| Di’Shon Bernard | 2 | Yes |
| Svante Ingelsson | 1 | Yes |
| Shea Charles | 1 | No |
| Pol Valentin | 1 | No |
| Dominic Iorfa | 1 | Yes |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | 1 | Yes |
Less than 20% of the 56 goals scored by Sheffield Wednesday players in the league last season—45 of which were scored by unsigned Owls players—were scored by Owls players. Last season’s top three goal scorers have already left the team for good.
Given the current circumstances, re-signing one Owls star is crucial.
What is probably going to be a major problem for Sheffield Wednesday has no obvious remedy. Most of their goal-scoring threat has already departed or is its route to depart.
Due to this problem, Dejphon Chansiri must sign as many players as possible before the season begins, especially players like Barry Bannan.
Callum Paterson has been contacted by Sheffield Wednesday in hopes of re-signing the versatile player. He was the Owls’ fourth-leading scorer the previous season, thus securing his future with the team seems obvious. But Dejphon Chansiri’s track record of letting players go this summer is not encouraging.
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