Sheffield Wednesday have definitely changed their approach this summer and have already completed five excellent signings on free transfers.

The Owls threw a lot of money at pushing for a place in the Premier League in the last decade and were ultimately unsuccessful.

The repercussions for doing so have landed them in League One, and they lost out to, eventual winners Sunderland, in the play-off semi finals last term.

In the past, the Owls have not acted as shrewdly as they have this summer, and that has led to some disappointing spells at the club from individuals who did not fit into the manager's plans.

There were some smart additions in amongst these signings, and it is difficult to get recruitment 100% correct, but we have picked out eight players that were not able to do themselves justice at Hillsborough Stadium.

Here, we have taken a look at eight of the most underwhelming Wednesday signings from recent times - where are they now?

Elias Kachunga was a free agent in the summer of 2021, after the Owls' relegation from the Championship and pitched up at Ian Evatt's Bolton Wanderers.

The winger took on a senior role in the first team in the first half of the season at The UniBol before missing a large portion of the second half due to injury.

The 30-year-old is more dangerous at third tier level and will be hoping to compete with Wednesday for a top two finish in 2022/23.

Jordan Rhodes is back where he made his name at Huddersfield Town.

The journeyman EFL bagsman played an important role from the fringes as the Terriers came so close to winning promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs last season.

The 32-year-old has two years remaining on his contract at the John Smith's Stadium and could be a key cog under Carlos Corberan once again next term.

Rhodes can contribute in other ways than when in his peak, but is certainly on the way down in his career.

Callum McManaman endured a forgettable loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday in 2016/17 and has embarked on a very interesting career path since.

The 31-year-old is currently a free agent following his release from Tranmere Rovers, and has played in the A-League for Melbourne Victory since leaving the Owls.

It is hard to predict the former England U21 international's next move from here, having struggled to make his mark for a fairly toothless Super White Army in League Two last term.

Rhoys Wiggins signed for Sheffield Wednesday from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2015 and played just 11 more times in professional football before retiring due to injury in 2018.

The flying wing back had an excellent four-season spell with the Addicks and therefore arrived at Wednesday with a strong reputation in the second tier, but injuries meant that he was unable to repay their faith and he moved to Bournemouth half a season later.

The Welshman is now a qualified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutritionist.

Andre Green left Sheffield Wednesday for Slovan Bratislava just over half a season after arriving as a free agent in January 2021.

The 23-year-old chipped in with 21 goal contributions in 39 outings last season as Slovan comfortably won the Slovakian top-flight.

It would be a surprise for a return to England not to take place at some stage in the future, but for now Green will be preparing for Champions League qualifiers beginning in early July, an opportunity to gain a greater spotlight on his performances next season.

Troubled by injury, Tyreece John-Jules only made one appearance for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Arsenal in the second half of the 2021/22 campaign.

The livewire forward impressed in the third tier with Doncaster Rovers in 2020/21 but was unable to kick on last term.

The 21-year-old will have the chance to stake a claim in League One yet again though, having recently joined Ipswich Town on a season-long loan from the Gunners.

It will be interesting to monitor his progress for a direct rival to the Owls.

Lewis Wing struggled to nail down a starting berth on loan from Middlesbrough in the first half of 2021/22, and completed a permanent move from Teesside to Wycombe Wanderers in January.

The 27-year-old fell out of favour towards the end of the season under Gareth Ainsworth but will be hoping to establish himself in pre-season.

There was fierce competition for places in central midfield for the Owls, and Wing should play a more crucial role for the Chairboys as they look to bounce back from their play-off final defeat last time out.

Sam Winnall is a free agent following his release from Oxford United, who he signed for from the Owls in the summer of 2020.

The 31-year-old struggled to assert his authority despite the step down to League One and could well be looking to the fourth tier for a new club this summer.

Winnall scored just six goals in 43 appearances in total for Wednesday and was similarly ineffective for the Yellows.

He could definitely do a job in League Two but might have to wait until fairly late on in the window to get picked up.