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title: "Exclusive: Dean Windass says his son Josh wants to stay at Sheffield Wednesday"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-dean-windass-says-his-son-josh-wants-to-stay-at-sheffield-wednesday-e125/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jake Sanders"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-05-21T06:00:39Z"
modified: "2021-05-21T06:00:39Z"
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# Exclusive: Dean Windass says his son Josh wants to stay at Sheffield Wednesday

**Dean Windass has exclusively told [The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/) that Josh Windass wants to stay at Sheffield Wednesday despite their relegation to League One.**

The 27-year-old still has more than 12 months remaining on his Hillsborough [contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-windass/profil/spieler/280813), but has been linked with several Championship clubs since the Owls officially dropped into the third tier earlier this month.

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Windass’ [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-windass/leistungsdaten/spieler/280813) goals and six assists in 41 league appearances weren’t enough to save Wednesday from going down but have [caught the eye](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/exclusive-premier-league-clubs-show-interest-in-sheffield-wednesday-key-man-josh-windass-3217033) of West Brom and Fulham following their own relegation.

The attacker has only ever played at Championship level since leaving Rangers back in 2018, and his impressive numbers in a struggling Owls side would explain why he’s on the radar of some of the division’s best.

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Windass contributed to more than 35 percent of Wednesday’s league goals this term, which means the Hillsborough outfit might consider cashing-in on one of their best players to avoid a situation where he could leave for nothing next summer.

But Windass senior told **The Transfer Tavern** that his son’s focus remains on Sheffield Wednesday until told otherwise:

*“I’ve got no positive information. I know that he’s had a meeting with Darren Moore, and those discussion will stay with Darren, Josh and myself. Darren wants to keep him, and Josh wants to stay.*

*“Yes, there’s a lot of speculation about a lot of football clubs that are after him, but he was very upbeat and positive about his meeting with Darren.*

*“There’s speculation these clubs are after him, but he’s chilling out in Portugal and will be back for pre-season training unless he gets told any different.”*