{"id":280193,"date":"2025-07-21T14:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/280193\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:58:15","slug":"five-sheffield-wednesday-youth-prospects-to-look-out-for-in-2025-26-as-owls-squad-reaches-breaking-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/280193\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Sheffield Wednesday youth prospects to look out for in 2025\/26 as Owls squad reaches breaking point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First-team players are leaving Sheffield Wednesday thick and fast, leaving the Owls looking likely to have to lean on their youth stars for the season ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With a transfer embargo hanging over Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> this summer due to failed payments from chairman Dejphon Chansiri<\/a>, signing new players is going to be difficult.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, those financial issues have seen the likes of Josh Windass and Michael Smith terminate their contracts<\/a> recently.<\/p>\n

And, in his desperation to gather funds, Chansiri has sanctioned cut-price sales, with Djeidi Gassama joining Rangers<\/a> and Anthony Musaba moving to Turkey.<\/p>\n

Now, with the Owls squad at bare bones<\/a>, it looks like some young players will get the chance to show what they can do in 2025\/26. So, here are five of the top talents in S6 to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

\"ThePhoto by VisionhausFive Sheffield Wednesday youngsters to watchGuilherme Siqueira<\/p>\n

Having joined Wednesday from the QPR youth setup back in 2023, Guilherme Siqueira has had to be patient in waiting for first-team opportunities, but his time is coming.<\/p>\n

The young Brazilian full-back has made three senior appearances so far, totaling 61 minutes of action. That\u2019s now likely to increase in 2025\/26 unless the Owls find a new left-back soon.<\/p>\n

With Marvin Johnson and Ryo Hatsuse departing on a free earlier this summer, and Max Lowe tipped to leave<\/a>, Siqueira may well be the number one choice on the left side of defence.<\/p>\n

Rio Shipston<\/p>\n

Rio Shipston spent the latter half of last season on loan at Cork City, making 21 appearances for the Irish outfit. He\u2019s now back at Hillsborough, though, and was handed a new contract<\/a> not long ago.<\/p>\n

The young midfielder is a product of the Owls academy and is highly-rated by those in S6. Given the fact Shea Charles returned to Southampton this summer, Barry Bannan will need a new partner in the centre of midfield and Shipston could be the one to step up.<\/p>\n

Naturally, a dream Sheffield Wednesday XI<\/a> this season wouldn\u2019t be reliant on 20-year-olds who have played just five times for the men\u2019s team, but Shipston will relish the chance to show what he can do.<\/p>\n

Sean Fusire<\/p>\n

Speaking of 20-year-old central midfielders, Sheffield Wednesday have another they can call upon this season, and he\u2019s even more impressive than Shipston.<\/p>\n

Sean Fusire is one of the top academy graduates Wednesday have in their ranks, and comes off the back of a solid loan spell in League Two with Carlisle United last season.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a player who was close to breaking into the first-team in 2024\/25 anyway, and now appears destined to make his mark in the coming campaign.<\/p>\n

Charlie McNeil<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, Sheffield Wednesday have a young player in their squad who has been a part of the Liverpool, Manchester City, and Manchester United youth system. And yet, Charlie McNeil has only played 178 minutes for the Owls so far.<\/p>\n

The Irish forward has four Championship appearances to his name and bagged two goals against Hull City in the League Cup last season. So, he\u2019s clearly got the talent; now he just needs the opportunity.<\/p>\n

With Windass, Gassama, Smith, and Musaba all gone, the Owls desperately need attacking players, and McNeil will be right at the front of the queue.<\/p>\n

\"CoventryPhoto by Naomi Baker\/Getty ImagesBailey Cadamarteri<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday will regret letting Windass leave<\/a>, but his exit does open the door for one of the most exciting young players at the club, with Bailey Cadamarteri now arguably the best striker the Owls have got.<\/p>\n

He enjoyed a successful loan spell at Lincoln City last season, registering eight goals for the Imps. Cadamarteri also played 23 times and scored four goals for Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship<\/a> in 2023\/24, so he\u2019s proven he can handle himself at this level.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d be amazed if the 20-year-old isn\u2019t leading the line for the Owls come August, and the fact he will now finally get a full season under his belt at first-team level is one glimmer of hope for many fans around Hillsborough.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First-team players are leaving Sheffield Wednesday thick and fast, leaving the Owls looking likely to have to lean…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280194,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,21069,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-280193","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-sheffield-wednesday","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114891820215979200","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280193","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=280193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}