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Thousands of Sheffield Wednesday fans boycotted Tuesday’s match against Leeds (Image: Ryan Browne\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\nSheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri is ready to open takeover talks with ex-Crystal Palace co-owner John Textor as he looks to save the Championship sideThousands of Sheffield Wednesday fans boycotted Tuesday’s match against Leeds (Image: Ryan Browne\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri is due to open takeover talks for the stricken Championship side with American businessman John Textor coming to the table.<\/p>\n
The ex-Crystal Palace co-owner is looking to purchase the Owls and he has contacted Chansiri\u2019s representatives in recent days ahead of a meeting with him next week in the UK, reports The Guardian<\/a>. The current asking price for Sheffield Wednesday is around \u00a3100million.<\/p>\n It remains to be seen if Textor values it similarly as the two parties prepare to sit down. Chansiri has held talks with several potential buyers this summer and said in June he had rejected a \u00a340m offer from an unknown American consortium.<\/p>\n Textor, also the owner of French side Lyon, was involved in the UEFA debacle that saw Palace kicked out of the Europa League<\/a>. He has since sold his share to Woody Johnson but has been keen to quickly re-invest in an English side.<\/p>\n The American is understood to see the Sheffield outfit as an attractive proposition as he seeks to revive a historic club. Textor has consulted the football financier Keith Harris about Wednesday following his history of brokering takeovers at West Ham<\/a>, Manchester City<\/a> and Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike snubbed by France despite stellar Liverpool form and could switch allegiance<\/a>READ MORE: Man Utd lose more than \u00a3300m in transfer deals as squad value paints worrying picture<\/a><\/p>\n The shocking state of affairs at Hillsborough meant they failed to pay wages to players and staff on time in March, May and June. Highly-rated manager Danny R\u00f6hl and several key players departed this summer and Wednesday began the season with only 15 first-team players after having a transfer embargo lifted.<\/p>\n A host of supporters boycotted Tuesday night\u2019s home game against Leeds in the Carabao Cup in protest against Chansiri. The Owls secured a morale boosting victory as they saw off their Yorkshire rivals on penalties to keep their cup run going.<\/p>\n Sheffield Wednesday have, so far, shown a fighting spirit having been tipped for the drop due to their financial difficulties. They’ve just one point from their three games thus far, which has them narrowly outside the bottom three.<\/p>\n They only lost their opening game at Leicester<\/a> due to a late goal after going down to ten men. At the weekend they battled back from 2-0 down to rescue a point at Wrexham. If Textor can secure a deal for the club he would focus initially on investing in the squad with less than a week of the transfer window to run.<\/p>\n Join our new WhatsApp community<\/a> and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> \u00a343<\/p>\n \u00a335<\/p>\n Sky<\/p>\n![\"John](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756317939_681_0_GettyImages-2214906394.jpg\")
John Textor is looking to purchase Sheffield Wednesday(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1745569994_974_0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\")
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