{"id":315328,"date":"2025-08-03T19:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315328\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T19:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T19:37:30","slug":"daughters-tears-helped-barry-bannan-decide-to-sign-new-sheffield-wednesday-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/315328\/","title":{"rendered":"Daughter\u2019s tears helped Barry Bannan decide to sign new Sheffield Wednesday deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 35-year-old midfielder, whose previous deal had expired, has committed to the Owls just two days after players and staff at Hillsborough had not received their wages on time for the third successive month.<\/p>\n

The club has not disclosed the details of Bannan\u2019s new deal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe had a lot of conversations as a family and when I told my daughter Elsie that I might be leaving she started crying. Then last night when I told her I was staying she started crying again. I asked her why and she said they are just happy tears.\u201d \ud83d\udc99 pic.twitter.com\/NFvcRfWBkZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Scot said he had received interest from other clubs and that his daughter\u2019s reaction to the prospect of ending his decade-long stay with the Owls had helped shape his decision.<\/p>\n

Bannan said: \u201cThis club is a big part of me and my family, who are with me here today as I\u2019m signing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will always stand by me with whatever decision I make and I\u2019ve decided to stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the season getting closer, this last week has been tough because there was interest from elsewhere and I had a lot to think about.<\/p>\n

\"SheffieldBarry Bannan has extended his decade-long stay at Sky Bet Championship club Sheffield Wednesday (Barrington Coombs\/PA)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a lot of conversations as a family and when I told my daughter Elsie that I might be leaving she started crying.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen last night when I told her I was staying she started crying again. I asked her why and she said they are just happy tears.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bannan, who began his career in England with Aston Villa, joined Wednesday from Crystal Palace in 2015 and has also had loan spells at Derby, Blackpool, Leeds and Bolton.<\/p>\n

He has made a total of 447 appearances for the Owls, placing him eighth on the club\u2019s all-time list.<\/p>\n

Bannan\u2019s new deal comes two days after it was revealed players and staff had refused to take part in a scheduled behind-closed-doors friendly against Burnley on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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We are delighted to announce that Barry Bannan has put pen to paper on a new contract, confirming his commitment to Wednesday #swfc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That game was cancelled amid an escalating financial crisis at Hillsborough under owner Dejphon Chansiri and caused growing concern within the English Football League over whether the club will be able to play their opening game of the season at Leicester on August 10.<\/p>\n

The Owls have been placed under several EFL embargoes for breaching financial rules and have been unable to sign any players in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n

They currently have only 16 senior players contracted to the club following the departures of Djeidi Gassama, Anthony Musaba, Josh Windass and Michael Smith.<\/p>\n

The latter two had their contracts terminated by mutual consent to allow them to join Wrexham and Preston.<\/p>\n

The latest missed payments to players and staff in July heaped further pressure on Chansiri, who insists he is willing to sell the club for the right price.<\/p>\n

He recently revealed he had rejected one consortium\u2019s \u00a340million bid, while talks with various other interested parties have stalled.<\/p>\n