Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri has mentioned various things about selling the Championship club, following an increase in fan pressure for him to sell up.
The calls for Chansiri to sell have more than intensified after the financial issue earlier in the season when the club failed to pay players and staff their March wages on time – they were paid on April 7th.
Chansiri has been the owner of Wednesday since taking over from Milan Mandaric in 2015- in a deal worth £37.5m, and they’ve had their fair share of issues since his arrival.
For the past two seasons, a registration embargo has impacted any transfer dealings. This has been in place because of previous financial problems, and it means they haven’t been allowed to register any players without getting consent from the league first.
| Sheffield Wednesday league finishes under Chansiri’s ownership, full season* (ownership January 2015) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Position |
| 24/25 | Championship | 12th |
| 23/24 | Championship | 20th |
| 22/23 | League One | 3rd |
| 21/22 | League One | 4th |
| 20/21 | Championship | 24th |
| 19/20 | Championship | 16th |
| 18/19 | Championship | 12th |
| 17/18 | Championship | 15th |
| 16/17 | Championship | 4th |
| 15/16 | Championship | 6th |
What Dejphon Chansiri has said about selling Sheffield Wednesday
In April 2025 the Thai businessman penned an open letter to supporters, admitting that he is “not a perfect owner” but did insist he “loves this club.” He mentioned he would be open to new ownership under the right circumstances – but it’s not exactly his first choice.
“I am not looking to sell,” Chansiri wrote, “but would consider if a buyer would leave the Owls in a better place.”
This is more than a little tweak from his stance back in December 2018, when, during a fan forum, he said that he’d put the club on the market for many people who would want to buy.
According to The Star, Chansiri has already rejected an offer for the club, which he described as “derisory,” from an American consortium, which lacked proof of funds.
Takeover interest reportedly grows for the Owls after more financial worries
Despite Chansiri’s seeming reluctance to sell without a really good offer, there have been several interested parties that have emerged as potential buyers.
There have been rumors that the Walton-Penner family, who own the NFL team Denver Broncos, have already submitted a bid for the South Yorkshire club.
Then, as per journalist Alan Nixon, Moroccan billionaire Anas Sefrioui is another who has been linked with interest in potentially purchasing the club.
Although the players did receive their outstanding March wages, the incident did nearly trigger a three-window embargo from the EFL – and that’ll be automatically applied if similar issues arise again before July.
Fan protests resulted off the back of this. Supporters were encouraged to turn their backs on the pitch in the 10th minute of a home game against Oxford United, ten being the symbol for Chansiri’s decade-long ownership.
Even though Chansiri apologized for the wage situation, the pressure does continue to mount after how many broken promises Wednesday fans have been put through.
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