Sanction due to repeated failure to pay players’ wages
Players paid late in two of last three months of season
Sheffield Wednesday have been banned from spending money on transfers until January 2027 following the repeated failure of the Championship club to pay players’ wages.
The English Football League has levied what it calls a “fee restriction” on Wednesday, which will run for the next three transfer windows, including this summer one, after the club “[exceeded] 30 days of late payments” during the past 12 months. Wednesday are to appeal against the decision.
Separate disciplinary charges have also been brought against Wednesday’s owner, Dejphon Chansiri, “in respect of non-payment of player wages in March 2025 and May 2025,” the EFL said. The charges will be heard by an independent disciplinary commission.
