Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri is reported to want £200m for the club after he recently put it up for sale, according to the printed Daily Mirror (December 21, page 64).

The beleaguered owner revealed he was willing to sell the club at an explosive fan forum earlier this week, but there's now a big price-tag for anyone wanting to buy the club to try to match.

Chansiri paid £30m for the Owls in 2015, but is now seemingly wanting nearly seven times the fee he paid out in return. It makes any sale of the club harder and is another blow for long-suffering fans of the club.

Chansiri has come under fire recently for sticking with struggling boss Jos Luhukay as the club have plummeted down the Championship table. After breaking FFP rules in the summer they entered a transfer embargo, which was only lifted late in the window.

A threadbare squad looked to be fighting against the odds when they hit sixth in the table earlier this season, but one win in their last 10 Championship games has seen them join the relegation battle.

The Verdict

This makes the club very hard to sell indeed. How can he expect to make such a big profit on the sale with their current situation taken into account? It suggests the comments around selling were for fans to hear, but the intention is quite the opposite.

Something has to give at Wednesday, otherwise they'll be back in League One next season.

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