Dejphon Chansiri will leave behind a £4m problem for new Sheffield Wednesday owners

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Sheffield Wednesday are just a month away from their first game of the season, but the club continue to suffer financially.

The Owls have been under a three-window transfer ban for a number of weeks after Dejphon Chansiri failed to pay players in May, and with wages going unpaid on time in June, there have been fears of strike action.

Wednesday players are unhappy with Danny Rohl, with the German spending the last couple of months looking for a new job.

However, an agreement is in place to sell the Owls, and hope is in sight for supporters in S6 that a conclusion to this saga could be closer than first thought. But there is now another problem for the potential new owner of the South Yorkshire outfit.

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Dejphon Chansiri set to leave £4m debt in the hands of new Sheffield Wednesday owners

Reports have previously said that Francesco Guardascione is leading a consortium to purchase Sheffield Wednesday but he will face a huge issue if that is successful.

According to Alan Nixon, Chansiri is set to leave a debt of several million pounds to the next owner. He said (via: Patreon): “Sheffield Wednesday supremo Dejphon Chansiri owes over £4m in football debts – and that will have to be paid by the next owner.

“The extent of the problem with payments has emerged during takeover bids by several groups in recent weeks. Wednesday are already under an embargo for missing pay days for players and failing to settle bills with rival clubs.

“However the biggest snag is the taxman with HMRC due a stunning £2.2 million for June and July. There seems little scope for a deal there so the cash will have to be found or more serious action could come Wednesday’s way.

“Players are due around £1.6m for May and June with some paid and others not. The selection process for that was to give money to members of the squad with ‘value.’ On top of that Southampton and Brighton are due to be paid for loan contributions on Shea Charles and James Beadle respectively.”

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Supporters may fear that this latest issue will hold up a prospective purchase

While the end has seemingly been in sight for Sheffield Wednesday, with it now coming out that Chansiri owes over £4m in debts to other clubs and to their own players, there will be plenty of work for the new owner.

These issues will have to be fixed immediately, and if Rohl does depart in the end, then bringing in a new manager will be a priority and like everything in football, this will cost money.

The Owls also need new players to build a squad capable of avoiding relegation and the on-field situation is perhaps not a priority at this moment in time. But with millions of pounds set to be lost from the off, the club will be on the back foot.

More sales will help Sheffield Wednesday to lose this debt, but the potential buyers of the club must surely have fresh doubts about the purchase.