The Sheffield Wednesday Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Sheffield Wednesday say no — this time
The offer from Macarthur FC for Jamal Lowe was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rhys Chadwick due for a Sheffield Wednesday medical
Everything agreed with Leeds United, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: José Raúl Zúñiga rejects the move
Sheffield Wednesday had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Club America, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Louie Barry stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Louie Barry and Sheffield Wednesday agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Sheffield Wednesday
Louie Barry and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Arthur Okonkwo
Sheffield Wednesday asked and Wrexham said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stephen Ellis joins the Sheffield Wednesday first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stephen Ellis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liam Graham steps up from the Sheffield Wednesday academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Graham has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: John Dixon joins the Sheffield Wednesday first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. John Dixon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad 7 new faces, and Sheffield Wednesday are still learning each other
- Looking ahead Louie Barry faces his old club
- Squad Reece James wants to know why he earns less