WEST Brom's promotion is worth £250,000 to Wednesday under the deal that took Chris Brunt to the Hawthorns.
The Northern Ireland winger was sold for £2.5 million plus £500,000 in unspecified add-on payments last August.
Albion have now revealed that the additional payments included £250,000 if they went up.
But it does not mean that the Owls suddenly have this as "extra" money.
For it is understood that they have already budgeted for receiving it and the sum will have been taken into account as the club plan their financial strategy.
The Owls cashed in on Brunt after he turned down a new deal and his contract with them was due to end this summer.
He scored in the last two games of the season - a 1-1 draw with Southampton and 2-0 victory against QPR - as Albion finished as champions and he ended with a goal tally of five, five fewer than he achieved for Wednesday last season.
Wednesday have already signalled that it is business as usual as they plan for next season, with no takeover under way yet.
But new investment would make a difference to the strategy
Meanwhile, Wednesday have begun the annual task of renovating the Hillsborough pitch, by taking off the turf that was put down as an emergency solution to last year's flooding.
The damage caused last summer left a legacy of problems and the club will welcome the chance to renovate the surface.
Head groundsman Steve Kiddy said: "We've removed the existing surface - around 10mm - off the whole pitch and turned it over four inches deep. It's mainly to dry the whole underneath out.
"It's going really well; the weather has been great for us. We've not had a drop of rain, and the longer it can stay dry while it's turned over the better.
"We need another 24 hours, then we'll start the levelling process and get some seeds down by the end of the week."
Owls young pros Liam McMenamin and Dave McClements are away on Northern Ireland Under-20 duty.
They are in the squad for games against Luxembourg and Metz today and tomorrow.
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