Sheffield Wednesday: Fans discuss expiring contracts and potential 2020/2021 squad plans

Many Sheffield Wednesday fans have reacted to a report from the Sheffield Star revealing the first team players they think will remain at the club through to next season.

After a largely impressive start to the Championship season, Garry Monk’s side have struggled for form since the turn of 2020 and have ultimately dropped out of the play-off places to 15th in the league standings (BBC Sport).

It has proved to be a frustrating couple of months for the Owls and with form failing to improve, the Yorkshire club find themselves closer to the relegation places, sitting nine points off the bottom three.

With such poor form, it seems that the club will undergo a drastic change over the summer with a number of players seeing their contracts come to an end and the club looking to trim down their wage bill.

Fernando Forestieri and Sam Hutchinson are two players that will see their current contracts expire, whilst Morgan Fox and Steven Fletcher’s futures also hang in the balance.

Sheffield Star have claimed via their website and Twitter that the club could be left with just 16 players for the 2020/2021 season.

Fans of the club have now been replying to the media outlet’s tweet, and below are some of the responses…

According to @TheStarOwls this is the #swfc squad that will be remaining after contract expiries and loans concluded etc. Westwood, Dawson, Wildsmith, Urhoghide, Palmer, Odujabo, Lees, Iorfa, van Aken, Borner, Harris, Bannan, Luongo, Hunt, Reach, Rhodes Thoughts?

— Vital Wednesday (@VitalWednesday) April 13, 2020

Be class in League One that side

— Ronny (@RonnyCombo) April 13, 2020

Get rid of Lees, Rhodes, Palmer, Ban Aken, Odubajo and Reach and then we’re looking good! #swfc

— Mykey Winstanley (@MykeyWinst) April 13, 2020

Worrying thing is we still need to get rid of about 5 and the squad is bare as it is !!! And with monk in charge were only gonna get worse

— Lee van Gelder (@DutchMcLovin) April 13, 2020

Rhodes is out of contract in June can’t see us keeping him

— jon sissons (@jonsissons85) April 13, 2020

Christ. We’d stand more chance playing in a five a side league. I’d barely keep any of them.

— Todd Bailey (@therealtbailey) April 13, 2020

So if Westwood isnt going to play we’d need a GK, Rb, 2x Lb, CB, RW, LW 3x Cm and 3x Strikers, just the 13 players needed l, get rid of Dawson, Urhoghide on loan, Van Aken and Rhodes

— Jonathan David Bell (@JohnDBell1985) April 13, 2020

Sheff Wed fans, who would you look to keep? Let us know below…