‘Let’s see’ – Sheffield Wednesday’s transfer admission, Owls’ financial update.
Danny Rohl has come clean about the fact that he has not heard anything regarding the future of Sheffield Wednesday loan player Shea Charles from new Southampton boss Ivan Juric.
This summer, the Northern Ireland international signed a season-long loan with Wednesday. In 22 appearances across all competitions so far this season, he has contributed four assists and scored one. The Saints’ performance with Charles at Hillsborough has sparked rumors that other clubs, including West Ham United, Leicester City, and Atalanta of Serie A, are keeping tabs on the situation in the hopes that they can trigger an option to recall the midfielder during the January transfer window. After laying out his position on the January transfer window, Rohl reiterated that he still has not learned Juric’s plans regarding Charles.
Rohl stated: “No word yet” following the victory on New Year’s Day. It seems like the fans are hoping for more. My current focus is on getting to 50 points as quickly as possible so we can offer them hope for more, but after 25 years, maybe they will start to dream. Let’s take a look at January’s market potential. I believe we are in a fantastic situation; we’ve worked really hard to get to 36 points right now. Our next chance to go to 39 points is in three days.
Owls financial update issued
Sheffield Wednesday’s pre-tax losses have climbed despite the Owls return to the Championship and their victorious struggle against relegation from the second division.
After gaining promotion under former manager Darren Moore, the Owls suffered a rocky start to life in the Championship under Xisco Munoz. However, the appointment of current boss Danny Rohl proved to be the trigger for a huge upturn in fortunes as the former RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich coach guided Wednesday to safety with a victory against Sunderland on the last day of the season. However, keeping their second tier status has not brought about an improvement in the club’s financial circumstances according to Insider Media.
They have disclosed the Owls latest papers indicate a pre-tax deficit of £10m was reported in the year ending 31 July 2024, compared to £7.24m in 2022/23, despite turnover growing from £19.3m to £26.3m. The report also discloses personnel expenses grew to £21.8m from £15.8m and as of 31 July, Wednesday had net liabilities of £81.9m, up from £72.1m, including sums owing to owner Dejphon Chansiri of £61.2m, up from £51.1m.
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