Sheffield Wednesday: Three parties have come forward with proof of funding for the Championship club

Since the club entered administration, fans have ended a boycott of the club, which has seen many fans not attend Carabao Cup ties against Leeds United and Grimsby Town at Hillsborough, and this month’s Premier League clash with Middlesbrough.

Manager Chris Wigfield, who is leading the search for new ownership, said on Monday that fans had already spent more than £500,000 on tickets and in the club shop.

He said there were already “four or five interested parties that looked like the real deal” but because of EFL rules, the club would need to be on the market for 28 days before they could move towards preferred bidder status.

“I hope that by the end of November, if all goes well, we might know who will buy the football club,” he told BBC 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money programme.

“Then we hope to get the deal done this calendar year, with the new owner in the January transfer window, if the EFL allows the new owner to buy the players.”

Hundreds of fans also attended an open first-team training session at the Owls’ home ground earlier this week

Sheffield Wednesday said the event was a “gesture from the first team and staff” to thank fans for their “unprecedented” response to the club going into administration.