Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday net spend since 2015

Sheffield Wednesday have spent €45m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €18m: a net spend of €27m.

That covers 70 signings (20 for a disclosed fee, 35 free, 15 undisclosed) and 71 departures (11 sold for a disclosed fee, 46 free, 14 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 39 in, 16 out.

Record signing: Jordan Rhodes, €12m from Middlesbrough (Jul 2017). Record sale: Lucas João, €5m to Reading (Aug 2019).

Sheffield Wednesday transfer spending by season

Sheffield Wednesday record signings

1. Jordan Rhodes · €12m from Middlesbrough · Jul 2017
2. Adam Reach · €6m from Middlesbrough · Aug 2016
3. Fernando Martín Forestieri · €4m from Watford · Aug 2015
4. Gary Hooper · €4m from Norwich City · Jan 2016
5. Iké Ugbo · €3m from Troyes · Aug 2024

Sheffield Wednesday record sales

1. Lucas João · €5m to Reading · Aug 2019
2. Pierce Charles · €4m to Manchester City · Jul 2026
3. Djeidi Gassama · €2m to Rangers · Jul 2025
4. Jack Hunt · €2m to Bristol City · Jul 2018
5. Svante Ingelsson · €1m to Stoke City · Jul 2026

Sheffield Wednesday trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 31 players Sheffield Wednesday both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €9m against €32m paid: a trading loss of €23m.

• Lucas João: signed for €3m (Jul 2015), sold to Reading for €5m (Aug 2019): profit €3m
• Djeidi Gassama: signed for €1m (Aug 2023), sold to Rangers for €2m (Jul 2025): profit €1m
• Svante Ingelsson: signed free (Jul 2024), sold to Stoke City for €1m (Jul 2026): profit €1m

• Jordan Rhodes: signed for €12m (Jul 2017), left free for Huddersfield Town (Jul 2021): loss €12m
• Adam Reach: signed for €6m (Aug 2016), left free for West Bromwich Albion (Aug 2021): loss €6m
• Fernando Martín Forestieri: signed for €4m (Aug 2015), left free for Udinese (Sep 2020): loss €4m
• Joost van Aken: signed for €3m (Aug 2017), left free for Zulte-Waregem (Jul 2021): loss €3m
• Morgan Fox: signed for €820k (Jan 2017), left free for Stoke City (Aug 2020): loss €820k

Sheffield Wednesday ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Sheffield Wednesday have made 10 signings and 7 departures in 2026/27, plus 4 loans in and 4 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Pierce Charles (to Manchester City); in Ashley Maynard-Brewer (free from Dundee United, then loaned to Gillingham).
• Defence: out Reece Johnson (loan to Eastleigh); in Ricardo Santos (from Swansea City).
• Midfield: out Svante Ingelsson (to Stoke City), Olaf Kobacki (to Wisła Płock), Rio Shipston (left free for Solihull Moors), Zain Silcott-Duberry (left free for Rochdale), Nathaniel Chalobah (left free for Charlton Athletic), Marvelous Nakamba (left free for Panaitolikos); in Callum Slattery (free from Motherwell), Jordi Liongola (from La Louvière), Barry Bannan (from Millwall), Billy Mitchell (free from Millwall).
• Attack: out Iké Ugbo (loan to Apollon), Charlie McNeill (loan to Crewe Alexandra); in Mason Burstow (loan from Hull City), Ali Al-Hamadi (loan from Ipswich Town).
• Position unknown: out nobody; in Sil Swinkels (from Aston Villa U21), Harry Gray (loan from Leeds United U21), Louie Barry (from Aston Villa U21), Connal Trueman (free from Milton Keynes Dons), Reece James (free from Rotherham United), Jaden Heskey (loan from Manchester City U21).

Sheffield Wednesday injury news: injuries and suspensions

Sheffield Wednesday have 1 player injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €2m of value sidelined.

• Cole McGhee (DEF): Shoulder injury · out since 5 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 17 games missed

Sheffield Wednesday club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 2 players club-trained at Sheffield Wednesday now play for other clubs we track, led by Pierce Charles (Queens Park Rangers, value €6m) and Richard O'Donnell (Derby County, value €130k).

• Pierce Charles · Queens Park Rangers · €6m
• Richard O'Donnell · Derby County · €130k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.