Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri has apologised with the club being hit with ‘multiple breaches’ of the EFL’s financial regulations.
Chansiri had also been charged with allowing Wednesday to ‘be in breach of EFL regulations despite his commitment to fund the cash requirements’ of the side.
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The charges stemmed from Chansiri and Wednesday not paying their players on time in March and May this year, with the EFL giving the pair 14 days to respond to the charges.
In a club release, Chansiri offered his ‘sincere apologies’.
“The club continue to seek a resolution regarding outstanding salaries due for the month of May at the earliest possible opportunity,” it added.
“Mr Chansiri sincerely apologises to all players, coaches and staff affected and everyone connected with the club.
“We will make no further comment at this time.”
In March, Wednesday claimed the delayed payments stemmed from Chansiri being owed money from his various businesses.
“This has occurred as a result of significant sums of money owed to the chairman’s businesses which has in turn impacted on the club’s immediate cashflow,” a club statement read.
“The chairman is working hard to resolve this situation at the earliest possible opportunity and in the meantime thanks everyone for their patience and understanding.”
However, the issue of delayed payments struck again for the second time in three months in May.
Chansiri has owned Wednesday for ten years and the Thai billionaire’s company, Thai Union Group, is the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.
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However, Chansiri’s tenure as owner has been dogged by fan protests and registration embargoes during the past three seasons.
The Owls were even docked six points during the 2020/21 campaign for breaching spending rules.
In 2019, the club sold their Hillsborough stadium to their chairman for a reported £60million to avoid breaching spending rules.
Later, in October 2023, Chansiri asked fans to raise £2m to pay an outstanding debt to HM Revenue and Customs.
Yet despite those issues, Chansiri said he’d received ‘no substantial interest’ in the club during his last update.
Aside from the multiple breaches of the EFL’s financial regulations, the Owls may need to look for a new manager given rampant interest in incumbent boss Danny Rohl.
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The 36-year-old led Wednesday to safety in the 2023/24 season and an impressive 12th-place finish in the following campaign.
talkSPORT understands Rohl has a £5m release clause in his contract and has two years remaining on his deal having penned an extension last May.
The German had been heavily linked with a move to Southampton, but the Saints have since appointed Will Still.
Since Rohl arrived in October 2023, he has overseen 89 matches across all competitions for the Owls and boasts a record of 34 wins, 19 draws and 36 defeats.
