{"id":248651,"date":"2025-07-08T18:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/248651\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:21:22","slug":"rangers-join-blackburn-rovers-in-race-to-sign-sheffield-wednesday-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/248651\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers join Blackburn Rovers in race to sign Sheffield Wednesday star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rangers are the latest club to show an interest in Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s Djeidi Gassama, who faces an uncertain future at Hillsborough due to their off-field situation. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The winger joined PSG as a teenager, and he actually played once for the European champions, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/66511887\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">he left for the Owls in 2023<\/a> in search of regular first-team football.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Djeidi Gassama of Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djeidi-gassama-of-sheffield-wednesday-vs-brentford.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djeidi-gassama-of-sheffield-wednesday-vs-brentford.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Since then, Gassama has been an important figure for <a href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday<\/a>, and he was particularly impressive in the previous campaign under Danny Rohl as the Yorkshire outfit secured a mid-table finish.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was a key outlet with his pace and dribbling ability, and he ended up scoring seven goals in 43 games.<\/p>\n<p>                        Djeidi Gassama transfer latest as Rangers eye attacker<\/p>\n<p>That form, combined with S<a href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heffield Wednesday<\/a>\u2019s financial worries, along with Gassama\u2019s contract expiring in 12 months, means he is unsurprisingly attracting plenty of transfer interest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/sheff-wed-to-133458975\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">It has been claimed<\/a> that Blackburn are monitoring the player, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sheffield-wednesday\/sheffield-wednesday-djeidi-gassama-rangers-5214465\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Sheffield Star has revealed<\/a> that Rangers are \u2018very keen\u2019 on bringing Gassama to Ibrox.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<p><strong>Djeidi Gassama &#8211; Sheffield Wednesday league goals and appearances (per <a href=\"http:\/\/fbref.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fbref.com<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n            <\/tr>\n<tr>\n<p>Season<\/p>\n<p>Appearances (Starts)<\/p>\n<p>Goals (Assists)<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2023-24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>35 (14)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3 (3)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2024-25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>43 (36)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7 (1)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Whilst they say it\u2019s unclear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sheffield-wednesday\/sheffield-wednesday-djeidi-gassama-rangers-5214465\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">whether a formal bid will arrive<\/a>, he is among the targets for Russell Martin as he looks to make his mark in Glasgow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlanBiggs1\/status\/1942588916487377206\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Journalist Alan Biggs<\/a> has claimed there is a &#8216;high chance&#8217; of this deal materialising with there no mention yet of the fee that the Scottish giants will pay the Owls for the winger.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish side start their season on July 22 against Panathinaikos in a Champions League qualifier, so they have been busy adding to their squad already this summer, and further additions will be planned before that huge test.<\/p>\n<p>                        Djeidi Gassama would be missed at Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very difficult time for <a href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday<\/a> fans right now, and it won\u2019t be helped by news that they could lose one of their better players.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"dc-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/sheffield-united-djeidi-gassama-revelation-emerges-under-chris-wilder-tenure-it-will-leave-sheffield-wednesday-supporters-in-shock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Djeidi Gassama - Sheffield United &amp; Sheffield Wednesday\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djeidi-gassama-sheffield-united-sheffield-wednesday.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/djeidi-gassama-sheffield-united-sheffield-wednesday.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/sheffield-united-djeidi-gassama-revelation-emerges-under-chris-wilder-tenure-it-will-leave-sheffield-wednesday-supporters-in-shock\/\" title=\"Sheffield United plotted shock Sheffield Wednesday player deal - Chris Wilder situation changed things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tSheffield United plotted shock Sheffield Wednesday player deal &#8211; Chris Wilder situation changed things<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Blades were keen on a move for Owls forward Djeidi Gassama while Chris Wilder was still in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Gassama is frustrating at times, which is to be expected for a youngster, he is the sort of player that you enjoy watching with his pace and direct style.<\/p>\n<p>So, if he left, he would be missed, but you can see why clubs are trying to take advantage of the Owls\u2019 situation, with the club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/c70xzzy9dpko\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">under a transfer embargo after Chansiri once again failed to pay wages on time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the bigger picture, the only priority for <a href=\"https:\/\/footballleagueworld.co.uk\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday<\/a> is for Chansiri to sell, as that will allow them to start fresh under a new owner.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dejphon Chansiri\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/copy-of-1920x1080-4-12.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/copy-of-1920x1080-4-12.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;max-width:100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p> For now, though, it\u2019s about ensuring their financial obligations are met, and if Gassama\u2019s sale can help that process, then you would expect something to happen swiftly if the interest is serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rangers are the latest club to show an interest in Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s Djeidi Gassama, who faces an uncertain&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248652,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-248651","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sheffield","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114819005733614099","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}