{"id":287900,"date":"2025-07-24T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/287900\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:31:19","slug":"sheffield-wednesday-fans-will-be-worried-at-latest-barry-bannan-update-ahead-of-mansfield-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/287900\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday fans will be worried at latest Barry Bannan update ahead of Mansfield Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sheffield Wednesday are preparing for a pre-season friendly against Mansfield Town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the Championship season now just over two weeks away, the Owls are finally playing some first-team matches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-fans-finally-have-something-to-cheer-about-this-summer-but-theres-a-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday beat York City<\/a> 3-0 recently after some makeshift U21 teams lost their recent outings.<\/p>\n<p>The club are now gearing up for a clash against Mansfield Town this weekend, kicking off on July 26 at an unannounced kick-off time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-fans-fume-over-a-truly-bizarre-decision-the-club-are-an-absolute-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield Wednesday fans are not happy ahead of Mansfield<\/a> after it was confirmed that it would be a behind-closed-doors affair.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some worrying news regarding club icon Barry Bannan has now emerged.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2202623464-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Barry Bannan during Sheffield Wednesday FC v Sunderland AFC - Sky Bet Championship\" class=\"wp-image-30054\" \/>Photo by George Wood\/Getty ImagesBarry Bannan update ahead of Mansfield Town<\/p>\n<p>As they prepare to face Mansfield on Saturday, players have been in training, though a number of senior stars from last season have departed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/josh-windass-first-wrexham-words-suggest-he-has-clearly-learned-from-key-sheffield-wednesday-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Windass has left for Wrexham<\/a> this week, while Michael Smith has also moved on after having his contract terminated at the same time as the attacking midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Another experienced star whose future remains in doubt at Hillsborough is club legend, Barry Bannan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-hero-barry-bannan-shows-his-true-colours-once-again-hes-getting-prepared-for-2025-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bannan was training with Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> this month despite his contract expiring on June 30.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/sheffield-wednesday\/sheffield-wednesday-preseason-training-danny-rohl-5239497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Star<\/a> have now shared an update on every player spotted training for the Owls this week ahead of their next outing.<\/p>\n<p>And they say that Bannan, along with trialist Mohamed Konate, were both absent.<\/p>\n<p>Exactly why the Scotsman was not involved is not yet known, but Wednesday fans must be worried about his future, given he\u2019s still out of contract.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2168193660-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday looks on\" class=\"wp-image-40775\" \/>Photo by Lewis Storey\/Getty Images9 senior players training with Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>As well as Smith and Windass, there was the <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/an-absolute-disgrace-sheffield-wednesday-fans-slam-chansiri-as-djeidi-gassama-completes-2-2m-move-to-rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a32.2m sale of Djeidi Gassama<\/a> to Rangers and <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/sheffield-wednesday-fans-send-warning-to-samsunspor-after-anthony-musaba-transfer-theyre-in-for-a-rude-awakening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony Musaba joining Samsunspor<\/a>\u00a0for a fee of around \u00a3800,000.<\/p>\n<p>Those exits, combined with players leaving at the end of their contracts and no new signings being made, has left the Owls with a threadbare squad.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Wednesday have 9 senior players aged 21 or over in training ahead of Mansfield.<\/p>\n<p>They are: Liam Palmer, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Yan Valery, Nathaniel Chalobah, Svante Ingelsson, Olaf Kobacki, Jamal Lowe and Ike Ugbo.<\/p>\n<p>Di\u2019Shon Bernard remains at the club, but he is currently sidelined with an injury.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield Wednesday are preparing for a pre-season friendly against Mansfield Town. 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