The Owls are currently under embargo due to the non-payment of players at the club and are therefore limited when it comes to the sort of business that they can do over the summer.
Until the embargo is lifted, Wednesday will be limited to a maximum squad size of 23 players—not including youngsters with no experience—but an update from ‘Professional Standing’ to ‘Permitted Players’ gives them a bit more wiggle room.
The Owls are currently under embargo due to the non-payment of players at the club and are therefore limited when it comes to the sort of business that they can do over the summer.
Until the embargo is lifted, Wednesday will be limited to a maximum squad size of 23 players—not including youngsters with no experience—but an update from ‘Professional Standing’ to ‘Permitted Players’ gives them a bit more wiggle room.
Under the ‘Professional Standing’ terminology, the Owls already had a squad of 21 players who had played—either starting or as a substitute—in a professional fixture. The likes of Rio Shipston and Gui Siqueira fell into that category due to their appearances in League One and cup games, respectively.
Sheffield Wednesday have more wiggle room
Now, though, there have been some key updates made to the wording on the EFL’s website, with the term ‘Permitted Players’ opening up some more space for the club.
A ‘Permitted Player’ is described as ‘any player who has, at any point during his career, started in three League Matches in the same or higher division as the club that the player is currently registered with or is registered with the club during the period of time that the club is subject to a registration embargo.”
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