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The Sun
12 hours ago
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- The Sun
Sheffield Wednesday facing race against time to avoid players walking out on Championship club
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejphon Chansiri faces a race against time to avoid any of his players walking out at Hillsborough. Some of them are still owed part of their wages for May and all their pay for June. 3 3 Under Fifa rules those affected could give notice to rip up their contracts if unpaid for two consecutive months in a calendar year. EFL chiefs have put the Championship club under a transfer embargo until they cough up and bring salaries up to date. But if they fail to pay those affected players at the end of this month, they run the risk of losing them. It is not known which players have or not been paid but SunSport understands it is a small group affected. The club were late with wages in March, but they were paid in full, so that does not count under FIFA regulations, while April was also satisfied. The EFL announced on Wednesday the Owls will be unable to pay transfer or loan fees until January 2027. This means they can only go for free transfers or loans with no money changing hands between clubs. Fans are worried that the chaos could seriously rip the heart out of their club and further rile them against the Thai businessman, who has previously dubbed the supporters as 'selfish'. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 3 German boss Danny Rohl is known to be unhappy about the situation and open to talks with other clubs. He has been ordered back to England early from his summer holidays to start preparing for the new season and threatened with a hefty fine if he fails to do so. Rohl believes had Chansiri backed him sufficiently in the January transfer window they would have nabbed one of the play-off spots rather than finishing 10 points adrift. Meanwhile, former owner Milan Mandaric has jetted to the country for talks to help save his old club. The Serbian chief was in charge of the Owls between 2010 and 2015 before selling them to the current owner for £37.5million.
The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Championship club banned from buying players until 2027 as EFL make brutal transfer decision
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY are not allowed to pay transfer or loan fees until 2027 after continually failing to pay their staff and players' wages on time. EFL bigwigs have slapped the Championship club with a three-window punishment which starts immediately… while the Owls are also under a transfer embargo until they cough up and bring salaries up to date. 2 Owner Dejphon Chansiri, currently subject to a separate personal misconduct charge, has exceeded 30 days of late payments between July 1 2024 and June 30 this year. An EFL statement read: 'In accordance with EFL regulations, the restriction will cover the entirety of this summer's window and thereafter winter 2026 and summer 2026.' The club, however, has notified the EFL of its intention to appeal the decision, which will be heard by an independent disciplinary committee. If that is unsuccessful the Yorkshire side will not be able to pay any fees until January 2027, which is sure to exasperate boss Danny Rohl, who has had a difficult relationship with the Thai owner. At the weekend it emerged that Rohl had been ordered to cut short his summer holiday and return to Sheffield now to start preparing for the new season or face a hefty fine. The pair have clashed for some time and Rohl was unhappy that the businessman failed to back him properly in the January transfer window. He believed that cost the club a play-off spot as they finished 10 points adrift of the top six. Chansiri has been an unpopular figure at Hillsborough for some years with fans staging several protests against their owner. The Thai businessman even attacked the fans' criticism in a long, rambling message - branding them 'selfish'. Key player and captain Barry Bannan, who is due a testimonial, is believed to be considering his future at the club and is set to leave if his wages are not paid soon with newly-promoted Wrexham keen to snap him up. Transfers_Exposed EP2_AP_LIV SECTION 2
