Numerous Sheffield Wednesday exits confirmed as Owls release retained list
Sheffield Wednesday will look very different as a football team next season, with many exits having been confirmed today.
There was always expected to be a number of departures this summer as contracts and loans expired, and now the club has announced the full list of players that will remain on the books for next season.
Dominic Iorfa, who has played 222 times for the Owls, is the big news of the day, with the centre back set to leave Hillsborough at the end of June.
Much of the news confirmed today has previously been reported by The Wednesday Word, but now we have it straight from the horse’s mouth.
A statement read:
Sheffield Wednesday can confirm the club’s retained list with the 2025/26 season complete.
Dominic Iorfa will leave Hillsborough after seven years’ service. Iorfa signed for the Owls in January 2019 and made 222 appearances in blue and white, scoring seven goals from the back along the way.
Talks remain ongoing with Max Lowe, while Mackenzie Maltby and Gui Siqueira will be invited back to pre-season training with a view to potentially extending their S6 stays.
Options have been exercised
Club options have been exercised on the contracts of George Brown, Joe Emery, Svante Ingelsson, Cole McGhee, Denny Oliver, Liam Palmer, Logan Stretch and Ernie Weaver.
We can confirm that Jamal Lowe triggered an automatic contract extension earlier in the season.
The Owls have offered new contracts to Liam Cooper, Bruno Fernandes, Reece Johnson, Devlan Moses, Jack Phillips and Jarvis Thornton.
Nathaniel Chalobah, Harry Evers, Dominic Iorfa, Junior Kamwa, Marvelous Nakamba, Favour Onukwuli, Rio Shipston and Zain Silcott-Duberry fall out of contract and will depart Hillsborough.
Loanees Tayo Adaramola, Murphy Cooper, Jaden Heskey, Joel Ndala and Jerry Yates have returned to their respective parent clubs.
We offer our sincere thanks to all the players leaving Wednesday and wish them the very best for the future.