{"id":275409,"date":"2025-07-19T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/275409\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T18:43:13","slug":"mystery-player-features-in-a-sheffield-wednesday-friendly-transfer-is-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/275409\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery player features in a Sheffield Wednesday friendly, transfer is possible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield Wednesday have taken several players on trial, and they recently featured in a friendly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Owls were hit with a three-window transfer embargo earlier this summer, preventing them from signing players for any sort of fee.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/sheffield-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> have still been looking to improve the club despite the huge limitations currently on them.<\/p>\n<p>It was shared earlier this week that <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/sheffield-wednesday-eye-first-summer-signing-despite-transfer-ban-but-owls-fans-will-demand-more-ambition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wednesday had taken Mohamed Konate on trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was released by Portuguese side SC Covilha this year and has been training with the club, along with some more players.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2204932972-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sheffield Wednesday's Manager Danny Rohl\" class=\"wp-image-38607\" \/>Photo by MI News\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSheffield Wednesday take unknown player on trial<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, amid the chaos surrounding their manager and a potential takeover, are yet to announce any official pre-season friendlies for the first team.<\/p>\n<p>However, an Owls squad, made up of youngsters, was in action on July 18 against Stocksbridge Park Steels.<\/p>\n<p>Konate featured in the friendly, but other names were also included in the squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sheffield-wednesday\/sheffield-wednesday-mohamed-konate-preseason-trialist-5232173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Star<\/a> report that Alexander Asaba started the fixture over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it was added that an unknown trialist was in goal for the Owls against Stocksbridge Park Steels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1214546927-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Sheffield Wednesday club crest outside the Hillsborough Stadium\" class=\"wp-image-39038\" \/>Photo by VisionhausCan Sheffield Wednesday sign players<\/p>\n<p>While Sheffield Wednesday remain under a transfer embargo, they can still make some signings this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Loans are tricky, as paying a fee for a player is also not possible right now.<\/p>\n<p>But the Owls are able to complete transfers for players who are not registered with another club and don\u2019t cost anything.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday also have a wage cap because of the embargo, but that is thought to be limited to \u00a37,000, which is surely more than what they would offer a trialist anyway.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday have taken several players on trial, and they recently featured in a friendly. 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