Sheffield Wednesday 'edging closer' to completing deal with Millwall for Barry Bannan return
The latest on Millwall’s Barry Bannan amid talk of an emotional return to Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday are edging closer to the re-signing of Barry Bannan from Millwall, according to a report.
The 36-year-old spent over a decade at Hillsborough before departing in January, swapping a nosedive towards League One for a shot at promotion to the Premier League.
He helped Millwall secure a place in the Championship’s top six, but could not get the Lions past Hull City at the play-off semi-final stage.
Talk of a Wednesday return has been rife in recent months, with Arise Capital Partners now in control of the club and ushering in an exciting new era.
Bary Bannan latest
According to The Star, talks between Wednesday, Millwall and Bannan over a summer switch have advanced.
It has been suggested a return to South Yorkshire could be made within the coming days, with no transfer fee on the table for the veteran Scot.
Bannan is thought to have his heart set on a return to Wednesday, the club he has already amassed 477 appearances for.
Sheffield Wednesday honour Owls hero
The midfielder was back in the Steel City yesterday (June 21) for the unveiling of a mural honouring him at The Park pub in Hillsborough.
He told The Star: “When I found out about it, it is something that you never see happening when you start out in football. But when you see the Scott McTominay one in Scotland, Andy Robertson at Liverpool and John McGinn one up in Scotland, it is just amazing that I was here for so long and have ended up having one here.
“In football, always when you see these things, you think ‘I would like that for me one day’. It was an amazing Father’s Day gift from my wife as well. She did an unbelievable job of hiding it from me.”
Wednesday recently made defender Ricardo Santos their first signing of the summer, luring the 31-year-old centre-back from Swansea City.