Winners and losers as Josh Windass nears Wrexham move after Sheffield Wednesday exit, including Dejphon Chansiri

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Prolific forward Josh Windass is set for a medical at Wrexham today following his Sheffield Wednesday departure amid the Owls’ ongoing financial crisis.

Sheffield Wednesday have been the talk of the Championship for all the wrong reasons this summer, and now Wrexham look set to capitalise on the Owls’ woes.

Amid the club’s ongoing financial crisis overseen by owner Dejphon Chansiri, Sheffield Wednesday have endured a horrific summer, with EFL embargoes and high-profile departures plaguing S6.

Last week, forward duo Michael Smith and Josh Windass left Sheffield Wednesday. In further angst for the Owls, EFL Analysis exclusively revealed that head coach Danny Rohl will leave Sheffield Wednesday.

With Windass making Wrexham his next football destination ahead of the 2025/26 Championship campaign, EFL Analysis have outlined the winners and losers from his imminent Red Dragons move.

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Winners from Josh Windass joining Wrexham after Sheffield Wednesday exit

Wrexham and Phil Parkinson

Wrexham and manager Phil Parkinson are the obvious winners within the Windass saga, given the calibre of forward the Red Dragons will be acquiring on a free transfer.

In the 2024/25 Championship, the former Rangers forward scored 13 goals and registered five assists in 44 league appearances under Rohl, playing a pivotal role in the Owls’ 12th-placed finish.

Parkinson will be elated with the arrival of the 31-year-old, as Windass would be the perfect Wrexham signing, and would constitute a significant upgrade on Elliot Lee’s goalscoring abilities in the Red Dragons’ number 10 role.

Josh Windass

It emerged earlier in July that Windass wanted to leave Sheffield Wednesday, which is an understandable request for the 13-goal forward, considering the ongoing financial crisis at the Owls.

Now, Windass will join one of the most ambitious projects in the EFL in the Red Dragons, who are destined for greatness under their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, after Wrexham made history with successive promotions last season.

With Ryan Hardie joining Wrexham from relegated Plymouth Argyle earlier this summer, and many more standout signings set to come through the Racecourse Ground entrance alongside Windass, the Englishman could be a part of something truly special with the Welsh giants.

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Losers from Josh Windass joining Wrexham after Sheffield Wednesday exit

Sheffield Wednesday and Dejphon Chansiri

Unfortunately for the Owls faithful, Sheffield Wednesday and owner Chansiri are the obvious losers with Windass’ exit after a five-and-a-half-year stint in S6.

Owls skipper Barry Bannan said farewell to Windass with a heartfelt social media message, which will mirror the feeling at Hillsborough about his exit, given the importance Windass has had at Wednesday since he joined from Wigan Athletic in January 2020.

Of his 53 goals in an Owls jersey, the 123rd-minute winner in the 2023 League One play-off final against Barnsley will forever be remembered in Wednesday folklore for sending the club back to the second tier.

It’s a crying shame that Chansiri has seen to it that Owls fans will no longer enjoy his goalscoring presence on the pitch, and larger-than-life character off it.

Danny Rohl’s successor

Sheffield Wednesday players were unhappy with Rohl as he returned for pre-season after his hectic summer in the headlines, courting an Owls exit.

Assistant coach Henrik Pedersen is expected to take charge of first-team affairs for the Owls, after Pedersen signed a new Owls contract earlier this month, and he will have a mammoth task on his hands to get Wednesday winning again without Windass.

Next season could be the best Championship yet, given the quality of the 24 teams involved, and thus keeping the Owls safe from relegation will be difficult for Pedersen if he is given the first-team reins permanently.

A task which will be made far harder without the soon-to-be Wrexham star.