{"id":297109,"date":"2025-07-27T23:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T23:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/297109\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T23:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T23:52:12","slug":"hated-sheffield-wednesday-owner-dejphon-chansiri-refusing-to-sell-club-for-less-than-100m-in-another-huge-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/297109\/","title":{"rendered":"Hated Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri refusing to sell club for less than \u00a3100m in another huge blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejphon Chansiri still wants\u00a0 a staggering \u00a3100million for the troubled club.<\/p>\n<p>The Owls are still in debt and face\u00a0signing restrictions with a reduced squad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dejphon Chansiri at a Sheffield Wednesday soccer match.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Alamy\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2023-dejphon-chansiri-sheffield-wednesday-1006841705_38c3a1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Dejphon Chansiri is still demanding big money for Sheffield Wednesday\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2023-dejphon-chansiri-sheffield-wednesday-1006841705_38c3a1.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Dejphon Chansiri is still demanding big money for Sheffield WednesdayCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/35646156\/sheffield-wednesday-chansiri-barry-bannan-efl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missed player pay days<\/a> for two consecutive months in June and July.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/35822203\/sheffield-wednesday-owner-chansiri-debts-sale-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SunSport reported<\/a> that Chansiri owes more than \u00a34million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">football<\/a> debts \u2014 which will have to be paid by whoever buys the club.<\/p>\n<p>The extent of the cash woes emerged during takeover bids by several groups in the prior weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month US businessman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/35806535\/sheffield-wednesday-crisis-owner-tilman-fertitta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilman Fertitta was<\/a> linked with the crisis club.<\/p>\n<p>Fertitta, 68, is the US ambassador for Italy and is an ally of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The American also owns the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Rockets<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday manager Danny Rohl initially did not show up for pre season amid the club&#8217;s woes.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old eventually returned but has had to work with a threadbare squad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/betting\/32855412\/best-online-casinos-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BEST ONLINE CASINOS &#8211; TOP SITES IN THE UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Owls beat Mansfield 2-0 in a training ground friendly yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Club stalwarts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/barry-bannan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barry Bannan<\/a> and Callum Paterson did not feature, despite having trained with the Owls in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester finally appoint manager to replace sacked Ruud van Nistelrooy as Foxes hire ex-Championship boss<\/p>\n<p>Both players have been out of contract since June 30.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Wednesday&#8217;s sorry situation will have improved by their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship<\/a> opener against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/team\/1196651\/leicester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leicester City<\/a> on August 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejphon Chansiri still wants\u00a0 a staggering \u00a3100million for the troubled club. 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