The English Football League is in “advanced discussions” with Sheffield Wednesday owner Dejphon Chansiri over the sale of the club.

Wednesday have lurched from one crisis to another in recent seasons and are currently under various EFL-imposed embargoes for financial breaches, including late payment of wages to players and staff.

Salaries were not paid on time for the third successive month in July and players refused to play in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Burnley last Saturday.

That heightened concern within the EFL that the club would not be able to fulfil Sunday’s game at Leicester City , but the players have since confirmed they will play in their opening Sky Bet Championship fixture.

Chansiri, who bought the Owls for £37.5million in 2015, has said he is ready to sell

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