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Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s latest financial issues could see two of their young rising stars leave for nothing.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Owls are in serious trouble once again, having spent much of 2025 under various transfer embargos.<\/p>\n The problems mainly stem from unpaid wages to both players and staff, and top goal-scorer Josh Windass joined Wrexham<\/a> in the summer after cancelling his contract at Hillsborough, having not been paid on time in the months preceding the transfer window.<\/p>\n And with Sheffield Wednesday under a transfer embargo<\/a> until the end of the January 2027 window, the Owls are facing the very real possibility of losing two teenagers who have appeared for Henrik Pedersen<\/a>\u2018s side this season for nothing.<\/p>\n Following an exodus that saw 13 first-teamers leave in the summer, with only Djeidi Gassama\u2019s transfer to Rangers<\/a> recouping a fee, Pedersen has been left with a threadbare squad.<\/p>\n As a consequence, the Danish manager has turned to his youth team, including young duo Yisa Alao and Will Grainger.<\/p>\n The pair have each appeared in the Carabao Cup, despite being just 16 years old, and according to The Star<\/a>, the duo are held in \u201cvery high regard\u201d at Hillsborough, and are seen as players with \u201cbig potential\u201d.<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n However, the two young stars turn 17 in the next few months and as things stand, the club may not be able to offer them professional terms, due to the embargo.<\/p>\n The EFL will have final say on any new contracts and with news that players and staff are once again going to be facing the prospect of not receiving their wages in full for the month of September, the governing body may not allow additional wages to be added to the club\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n \u201cInternal discussions\u201d have been had in regards to Alao and Grainger\u2019s futures, but even if both want to stay, that may not be feasible, given the Owls\u2019 current financial predicament.<\/p>\n English football regulator the only thing that can save Wednesday<\/p>\n The arrival of the English football regulator cannot come soon enough for Sheffield Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Yorkshire side already lost Caelan Cadamarteri<\/a> to Man City<\/a> this summer and are facing the prospect of at least two more young stars departing for greener pastures.<\/p>\n![\"Dejphon](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-18-Jun-2025-03-19-PM-499-1024x576.jpg\")
Credit: ImagoWill Grainger and Yisa Alao may leave Sheffield Wednesday for free<\/p>\n