Sheffield Wednesday

Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter

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Manchester United defender Harry Amass is in talks over a loan move to Sheffield Wednesday

The Championship side have had an embargo lifted meaning they can sign players and it is understood United would not be looking to get a fee for what would be regarded as a development loan.

It is not clear yet whether Amass will join Wednesday or look at his other options and it remains to be seen whether he will be involved at Tamworth on Wednesday when United's under-21 side open their National League Cup campaign.

Amass was part of the squad that went to Malaysia and Hong Kong at the end of last season, but following the summer arrival of Paraguay Under-20 international Diego Leon, Old Trafford chiefs have decided to let him leave on loan.

The 18-year-old won United's young player of the year award last season, as he made seven first-team appearances at left wing-back under Ruben Amorim. The Portuguese's predecessor, Erik ten Hag, had felt Amass was not yet physically strong enough to play in the Premier League.

After their EFL transfer embargo was lifted, Sheffield Wednesday are weighing up 60 potential transfer targets, with free agents Liam Cooper, 33, formerly of Leeds and Scotland, and 35-year-old former Burnley and Brentford defender Ben Mee among them. (Sheffield Star, external)

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"The amount of new managers coming into the league this year, I have never seen anything like it".

Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by special guests Tommy Smith and Alex Bruce to preview the 2025-26 Championship season.

They discuss a range of topics including assessing chances of sides coming down from the Premier League, who the contenders might be for the top six and take a deep dive of each of the sides promoted from League One.

Listen to the full episode of 72+ and more on BBC Sounds.

The 2025-26 Championship opening weekend concludes with an intriguing encounter between Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday afternoon (16:30 BST).

The visiting Owls have been in the midst of a financial crisis, with key players departing and threatening strike action, leaving the English Football League to wonder if Sunday's game will happen at all.

It hasn't quite been so bad for Leicester but their pre-season hasn't been all plain sailing either, with a lot of confusion surrounding the managerial position finally being answered by the appointment of former Queens Park Rangers boss Marti Cifuentes.

• Leicester City are unbeaten across their last three league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W2 D1), last enjoying a longer undefeated run against the Owls between August 1967 and October 1981 (six games).

• Sheffield Wednesday have lost three of their last four away league games against Leicester City (W1), conceding 2+ goals in each defeat.

• Leicester are unbeaten across their last six opening games of a league campaign (W3 D3), since a 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford to start the 2018-19 season.

• This is the fourth time in the 21st century that Sheffield Wednesday are starting a Championship season against a side relegated from the Premier League the previous campaign – they lost 2-1 against both QPR (2013-14) and Southampton (2023-24) but beat Aston Villa 1-0 (2016-17).

• This will be the 69th time that Leicester will start a league campaign with a home match, with only Everton having more opening matches on home soil across England's top four tiers (72).

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Sheffield Wednesday defender Max Lowe has handed in his notice amid another week of turmoil at the troubled Championship club.

The 28-year-old made 37 appearances in all competitions last season after signing a two-year deal last summer.

But with a delay in players' wages being paid for a third straight month, Lowe has decided his future lies elsewhere.

"There were some players who did not get paid. Max Lowe, who is one of Sheffield Wednesday's best players, is someone who handed his notice in and he's now expected to leave the club before 15 August," Football Heaven's Rob Staton told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"Pretty much all of the senior players were contemplating handing their notice in. There could be others who leave."

The ongoing uncertainty around the club, which saw manager Danny Rohl leave this week to be replaced by his assistant Henrik Pedersen, previously saw forwards Michael Smith and Josh Windass end their contracts by mutual consent last month to join Preston and Wrexham respectively.

Lowe came through the Derby County academy and played 48 games for the Rams before joining Sheffield United in 2020.

He made 53 appearances for the Blades before moving across the city to join the Owls in 2024.