Midfielder signs deal despite club’s financial troubles
Daughter Elsie broke into tears at thought of move
The Sheffield Wednesday captain, Barry Bannan, has signed a new contract with the crisis-hit Championship club. The 35-year-old midfielder has been at Wednesday since 2015 and despite the expiration of his previous contract in June has been training with the first-team squad during pre-season.
Wednesday are under a transfer embargo and subject to EFL fee restrictions until the end of the summer window after a failure to pay transfer fees on time. There is concern whether they will be able to fulfil their opening fixture of the at Leicester next Sunday. A pre-season friendly against Burnley, scheduled to take place behind closed doors on Saturday, was cancelled after Wednesday players reportedly refused to play.
Wednesday did not say how long Bannan’s new contract was for. The club, who finished 12th last season, are mired in financial difficulties and are under transfer restrictions imposed by the Football League after failures to pay the wages of their players and staff.
