Dejphon Chansiri speaks out on Sheffield Wednesday's recruitment policy

The Thai businessman has spoken out after criticism from some sections of the Owls fanbase about the club’s transfer policy since the 2016 Championship play-off final against Hull City.

Chansiri said he has discussed Wednesday’s recruitment ‘many times’ with supporters and journalists and insisted the club operates in the transfer market the same way as ‘many clubs worldwide’.

And he revealed that the Owls’ recruitment department ‘is now stronger and wider with contacts all over the world’, with Monk at the centre of it.

“The team has grown and improved, with key additions introduced,” he said on Yorkshire Live. “We have an extensive network of scouts and I have advisers too.

“In Germany for example our team scouted Julian Borner for around eight games before we signed him last summer. Of course, we have always had an internal recruitment department that I believe is now the best it has been with contacts, experience and knowledge domestically and internationally.

“All potential transfer targets are identified by the manager, his team and the recruitment department.

“They assess and analyse the players. It is the responsibility of the manager and the recruitment team to present players that the manager believes will improve our squad.

“The voice of the manager is the loudest and he has the final say on which players he wishes to recruit.

“This is then presented to me and as chairman I will make the final decision as it is my responsibility to write the cheque.

“This is the normal process in football. This is the same as many clubs worldwide.”

Earlier this month Monk described the club’s approach as a trilateral system between himself, a dedicated recruitment department and the club – that he suggested was typical of clubs around the country.

“It’s an accumulation of the three,” he said. “Ultimately the club will have the final say, ultimately it will always come down to the restrictions financially. They will always have the final say as to whether something is doable or not.”