Exclusive:Sheffield Wednesday hold financial interest in Djedi Gassama's potential Rangers exit with £10m switch mooted
Money men at Sheffield Wednesday will be keeping an interest in reports that one of their former players will move on from Rangers.
Lively young attacker Djeidi Gassama made the switch from Wednesday to Rangers in the summer in a cut-price July deal pushed through as the Owls battled financial crisis in the downfall of Dejphon Chansiri’s chairmanship of the club. The transfer fee was a reported £2.2m and arrived just a few months after then manager Danny Röhl - who has ironically since taken charge of the Ibrox side - suggested Wednesday could recoup a major fee for the Frenchman.
PSG youth product Gassama hit the ground running in a difficult start to the campaign for Rangers and has been a regular in a Röhl set-up that has recovered to within four points of division leaders Hearts. He scored his seventh Rangers goal in the weekend’s 3-0 win over Dundee and has three assists across his 39 appearances.
Now, reports north of the border suggest Gassama has piqued the interest of Champions League outfit Monaco, who are said to have launched a bid to bring him back to France with an initial loan deal - and vitally an obligation to buy next season at £10m. Röhl is reportedly keen to keep hold of the 22-year-old as the Gers plot the second half of their title push.
The Star is of the understanding that Wednesday do hold a sell-on clause on any move Gassama would make, meaning they would recoup a percentage of any profit Rangers make on a player contracted until the summer of 2029. It is unclear as things stand what percentage they stand to receive.
It follows a similar theme to the move that saw Anthony Musaba leave South Yorkshire for Turkish side Sansumspor last summer. Dutchman Musaba since moved on to Fenerbahçe in a deal that The Star understands will see the Owls take 10% of any profit made by Sansumspor - though the payment of those fees are often delayed and are always subject to the ultimate set-up of deals and payment structures.