This is the squad Sheffield Wednesday currently have under contract next season

Owls boss Garry Monk has already made clear that negotiations with Morgan Fox and Steven Fletcher are top of the club’s priority list and but other deals are being discussed behind the scenes.

The Star understands Wednesday are looking to trim a hefty wage bill and Monk has spoken about the need to usher in a new era at the club.

The likes of long-serving first-team players Sam Hutchinson, Kieran Lee, Atdhe Nuhiu and Fernando Forestieri are approaching the end of their current deals along with Joey Pelupessy, Sam Winnall and youngster Jack Stobbs.

Monk has spoken about the future of Matt Penney, whose contract is also up in the summer, maintaining the left wing-back will be given an opportunity to show the current coaching set-up what he can do.

“He’s someone that come the summer, we want to have a good look and give him the opportunity to show what he can do,” he said.

“It could be potentially a good fit. The age is good, the mentality is good, the profile for him is really, really good.”

Goalkeeper Cameron Dawson signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal in January and along with the example of Fox the 24-year-old was cited as the sort of player profile Monk wishes to build his team around going forward.

“These are the type of players you need to build around; young, hungry players,” Monk said.

“He has got the desire to do well and the right attitude, so we are delighted with that.”

On the contracts of Fletcher and Fox, Monk said last month: “Those two are the main ones but there are others in the background going on.

“From talking to the players and the club, it is going well and hopefully it should be very soon.”

As it stands, the 16-man Wednesday set to line-up ahead of the 2020/21 season is;

Westwood, Dawson, Wildsmith, Urhoghide, Palmer, Odujabo, Lees, Iorfa, van Aken, Borner, Harris, Bannan, Luongo, Hunt, Reach, Rhodes