Sheffield Wednesday make 'progress' on deal to re-sign Barry Bannan from Millwall
A fresh update amid talk of a Sheffield Wednesday return for Millwall’s Barry Bannan
Sheffield Wednesday have reportedly made progress towards securing the return of club legend Barry Bannan.
The 36-year-old midfielder is adored at Hillsborough and a mural dedicated to him was unveiled near Wednesday’s home last month.
He pulled the string in the Owls midfield for over a decade, making 477 appearances between the summer of 2015 and January this year.
Millwall prised him from South Yorkshire, pulling him away from a nosedive towards relegation to League One and giving him a shot at clinching promotion to the Premier League.
The Lions were beaten by Hull City at the semi-final stage of the play-offs and talk of a move back to S6 for Bannan has been rife.
Sheffield Wednesday make Barry Bannan ‘progress’
According to The Star, Wednesday have made progress on a deal that would see Bannan head back to Hillsborough.
While an agreement is not thought to be in place, there does appear to have been positive steps made towards the completion of a deal.
Bannan would be arguably be a huge asset for Wednesday in League One, a division he helped them escape back in 2023.
Barry Bannan’s Sheffield Wednesday exit
He was linked with a move away from S6 last summer, only to end up staying put and weathering the storm of off-field turbulence.
The 27-cap Scotland international’s patience ran out in January, when he grasped the opportunity to battle near the top of the Championship table rather than the bottom.
When it became clear Bannan wanted pastures new, Owls boss Henrik Pedersen said: “Barry wants to leave, although I don’t want to lose him. I can’t say where he will be going at the moment, but we will miss him because he is a real club legend and a great leader as well as a top player.”
Arise Capital Partners later took hold of the club, completing a takeover and promising to usher in a new era.