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Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen has been in conversation with players as the Dane issues a positive update to the squad.
Sheffield Wednesday’s recent months under Dejphon Chansiri have seen the club tested in all aspects.
Financial issues have left Wednesday staff in the dark regarding pay, and they have no certainty whether the problems will continue into September.
Sheffield Wednesday players have also moved on in their numbers, with Josh Windass, Michael Smith, and Callum Paterson moving on for free from S6, to name a few.
The concerns, overseen by unpopular owner Chansiri, have been drawn out amid uncertainty regarding a takeover of the club. John Textor has shown interest in acquiring Sheffield Wednesday, but such talks are at a very early stage.
Amid the ongoing issues, an update has emerged regarding Sheffield Wednesday behind-the-scenes and what Henrik Pedersen has been telling the players.
Sheffield Wednesday boss Henrik Pedersen issues positive takeover update to ‘unhappy’ players
There has been discontent stirring amongst Sheffield Wednesday supporters this summer after months of silence from Dejphon Chansiri.
Sheffield Wednesday were reportedly close to a takeover back in July; however, such talks quietened down.
A report, via Alan Nixon on Patreon, has since emerged that suggests that ‘Sheffield Wednesday are telling their unhappy players that a takeover is coming in a bid to stop a walkout’.
Whilst some players are close to their tether with the club and are keen to move on, senior staff, including Henrik Pedersen, have been ‘advising them that a new owner will be in soon and new deals will be on offer’.
This has been relayed to the players during the crisis, although it is reported that ‘Dejphon Chansiri has still to find any agreement and is currently talking with a couple of interested parties’.
Henrik Pedersen cannot afford to lose any more players this summer
Sheffield Wednesday’s squad is already down to the bare bones, and further departures would leave the first team in a dire state.
Squad depth is already in a dire state, with many experienced Championship players moving on from Sheffield Wednesday, and a continuation of that would only make the task at hand for Henrik Pedersen go from incredibly challenging to insurmountable.
The most that the Owls boss can do at this rate is relay information that he is getting from above to the players – whether that is correct or not could be put up for debate.