Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[nigel]

Swinkels going permanently to Sheff Wed - excellent for him, no doubt a low fee and clauses

Looks like we have at least a matching rights clause in there. Would suspect there is a sell on percentage, too. The Owls won't be able to spend much so I'm guessing that would be one of our conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7387348/2026/06/23/sil-swinkels-aston-villa-sheffield-wednesday-transfer/

I wonder if this opens the door for Josh Feeney to have his chance?

[PaulWinch again]

I wouldn’t have thought so to be honest.

[German James]

Someone of that talent playing his career at Hull and West Ham. Then managing to negotiate one last pay day at a big Champions League team. Seems backwards to me.

That's what I mean. It would depend if he saw it as "one last pay day", or if he thought he still had something to prove. It's odd that he stayed at West Ham so long.

Bowen and his family are all Villa mad, don't think for one minute that he would see it as a last pay day if he came here.

Very funny! I just thought we might offer him more chances to play, if that interested him.

[Dogtanian]

Swinkels going permanently to Sheff Wed - excellent for him, no doubt a low fee and clauses

Looks like we have at least a matching rights clause in there. Would suspect there is a sell on percentage, too. The Owls won't be able to spend much so I'm guessing that would be one of our conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7387348/2026/06/23/sil-swinkels-aston-villa-sheffield-wednesday-transfer/

I wonder if this opens the door for Josh Feeney to have his chance?

I suspect he will be another one to go this summer. He's a lovely lad by all accounts, but not sure he is at the level we need at the moment. He's had two good seasons in League One, but you'd have thought he'd have stepped up to Championshop last season if he was anywhere near where we wanted.

[algy]

Swinkels going permanently to Sheff Wed - excellent for him, no doubt a low fee and clauses

Looks like we have at least a matching rights clause in there. Would suspect there is a sell on percentage, too. The Owls won't be able to spend much so I'm guessing that would be one of our conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7387348/2026/06/23/sil-swinkels-aston-villa-sheffield-wednesday-transfer/

I wonder if this opens the door for Josh Feeney to have his chance?

I suspect he will be another one to go this summer. He's a lovely lad by all accounts, but not sure he is at the level we need at the moment. He's had two good seasons in League One, but you'd have thought he'd have stepped up to Championshop last season if he was anywhere near where we wanted.

The reality is that we now need players who, even if they're just making up numbers in the squad, need to be the sort that'd be getting in the first team of a mid table Premier League side.  There's the odd exception, but I'd think at 21/22 the bare minimum is going to be looking decent at a Championship-level club.  It's harsh, but as you go up the table that pool of players becomes very small indeed.

[LeeS]

It would be great to unearth another Jack. Or even a Gabby. It’s been a long time since we developed a big player.

[Tuscans]

Leeds have signed Harry Wilson. Building the Wales squad there...they'll get relegated.

[Tuscans]

Guglielmo Vicario, set to leave Tottenham with Italian clubs keen on the goalkeeper.

Juventus are informed in case Aston Villa price for Dibu Martínez doesn’t drop. ⚪️⚫️

[SaddVillan]

Leeds have signed Harry Wilson. Building the Wales squad there...they'll get relegated.

David Ornstein has a puece in The Athletic confirming this move.

"Leeds United have reached an agreement to sign Harry Wilson as a free agent.

The 29-year-old is set sign a long-term contract with the club and receive a pay rise, with his medical to be completed in due course."

Not bothered in the least, although I exoect there will be comments that we've been outbid by Dirty Leeds and our transfer policy is  woeful.

[AV82EC]

Wilson to Leeds, thank fuck for that.

[Dogtanian]

He looks like a Leeds player, to be fair.

Look at the hair, the hair proves it!

[AV82EC]

He looks like a Leeds player, to be fair.

Look at the hair, the hair proves it!

I had forgotten about the shit haired player quota Leeds have.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

That’s a bit of a strange move for him.

[Tuscans]

That’s a bit of a strange move for him.

Might of been the best offer of few that he received. Plus all his mates are there.

[nigel]

Swinkels going permanently to Sheff Wed - excellent for him, no doubt a low fee and clauses

Looks like we have at least a matching rights clause in there. Would suspect there is a sell on percentage, too. The Owls won't be able to spend much so I'm guessing that would be one of our conditions.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7387348/2026/06/23/sil-swinkels-aston-villa-sheffield-wednesday-transfer/

I wonder if this opens the door for Josh Feeney to have his chance?

I suspect he will be another one to go this summer. He's a lovely lad by all accounts, but not sure he is at the level we need at the moment. He's had two good seasons in League One, but you'd have thought he'd have stepped up to Championshop last season if he was anywhere near where we wanted.

The reality is that we now need players who, even if they're just making up numbers in the squad, need to be the sort that'd be getting in the first team of a mid table Premier League side.  There's the odd exception, but I'd think at 21/22 the bare minimum is going to be looking decent at a Championship-level club.  It's harsh, but as you go up the table that pool of players becomes very small indeed.

Both very fair points.
Perhaps a loan to one of the relegated teams, or similar, as I think all 3 will be pushing top 6 in championship.