Sheffield Wednesday have agreed to let Liam Shaw cut his Sheffield Wednesday deal short by two weeks in order to join Celtic [Sheffield Star].
Of course, Shaw signed a pre-contract with the Glasgow giants back in February [The Scottish Sun].
Seeing out the 2020/21 campaign at the Owls, the midfielder was originally scheduled to head north of the border upon the expiration of his contract on July 1st [Sheffield Star].
However, reports have now emanated that indicate the Sky Bet League one side chose to terminate his deal imminently, in return for a swift compensation fee said to be around the £300,000 mark [Sheffield Star].
The boyhood Wednesday fan was officially unveiled at as a Celtic player yesterday [CeltsAreHere]. Nevertheless, receiving an instantaneous financial bonus will provide a positive boost for the Hillsborough faithful.
No wonder many Sheffield Wednesday diehards took to Twitter to voice their opinion on recent events.
Sheffield Wednesday fans react:
Here is how some of the Sheffield Wednesday faithful summarized their feelings upon hearing the news:
"So we get paid, and don’t pay a player during the period he’s not playing…dare I say it, but was that sensible business from Wednesday?"