Sheffield Wednesday ask EFL question with major injury blow confirmed
Confirmation of a medium-term injury to Max Lowe has prompted Sheffield Wednesday to ask the EFL for further leniency in the transfer market, Henrik Pedersen has said.
The Star reported over the weekend that Lowe had suffered a significant injury setback as the Owls set about bringing him and others back to contention to ease the threadbare nature of their squad. Speaking ahead of the visit of Wrexham this weekend, Pedersen confirmed he could miss up to two months out - and that Dominic Iorfa will also sit out for longer than initially anticipated.
“Max has had a setback and is out for the next six to eight weeks,” Pedersen said. “Dom is going well but we have had to slow down the process so we do not take any risk. It will be one or two weeks more before he is back.
“Olaf (Kobacki) trained really well and he has done all the training. It is going well in his recovery and he can be a part of the squad.”
Wednesday’s financial situation is subject to restrictions as the EFL place safeguards on the financial viability of additions going forward. The departure of players is expected see spots open up for signings, Pedersen has suggested, with two remaining after the arrival of Jerry Yates on loan from Luton Town.
The Owls have enquired to the EFL on the possibility of having an extra spot opened up given the length of Lowe’s absence.
“It is a very hard financial balance in this,” Pedersen told The Star. “We have Yisa who left, we have not signed a new contract for Redmond and have a spot there and there is Barry. So we have two options left and if we want to do something outside of this then one player has to leave for us to take a case (to the EFL) and bring another player in.
“We have asked to have another player for Max, to get someone in for Max’s position and bring an extra player in because of course it is tough that he is out for such a long time now.”