What Barry Bannan sent Josh Windass before the Sheffield Wednesday striker signed a new contract

Windass, 30, will now enter his fifth full season as a permanent Owls player and will be looking to add to his impressive tally of 40 goals to date.

The former Rangers man has scored six goals in the 2023/24 Championship campaign, with three of those goals coming in the final three games of the season.

Windass has scored crucial goals in each of his last three games to help Sheffield Wednesday to 20th in the Championship.

They have also gone back and forth over whether or not Windass will stay at Hillsborough for the 2024/25 season, with West Brom among the teams who have shown an interest in signing the striker.

But he has since put pen to paper on a new Sheffield Wednesday deal.

Barry Bannan’s message to Josh Windass before signing new Sheffield Wednesday contract

Speaking recently from the club’s pre-season training camp at St George’s Park, Windass discussed signing a new Sheffield Wednesday contract.

Windass revealed that club captain Barry Bannan, who also signed a new contract this summer, sent him a message in a bid to tempt him to stay in S6.

Windass told journalist Joe Crann: “Baz texts me a few times. Just saying, “When you left Rangers, you regretted it, so you’ll regret it when you leave here.”

“He’s right. Leaving big clubs, you always end up feeling a bit sad afterwards. It was an easy decision, but there were business things that had to be sorted out.”

One thing will be on Danny Rohl’s mind ahead of next summer at Sheffield Wednesday

Rohl, now under a three-year contract, may have an idea of ​​the transfer windows beyond this one and what Sheffield Wednesday’s squad could look like in the coming years.

And one thing that may be on the mind is what Sheffield Wednesday will look like when players like Bannan leave.

Bannan is believed to be out of contract again next summer and his recent coaching sessions could suggest he is pursuing that route into football when his playing career ends.

Replacing not only his quality but also his presence in the team will be difficult; Windass’ comments show how much of a positive influence Bannan has on the other players.

It may be inevitable that Bannan will stay or later return to Sheffield Wednesday as manager and possibly work with Rohl and bring an element of stability to the club after almost 10 years in the job.

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