A US-based billionaire investor in baseball, ice hockey and music is among leading candidates to buy stricken Sheffield Wednesday, Telegraph Sport understands.

Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan has spoken about the club's future after being placed into administration.

Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Oxford United in the Championship today.An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

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Administration almost certainly means relegation but Wednesday's fans are just grateful their future is looking brighter

Sheffield Wednesday are looking for a new owner after Dejphon Chansiri put the club into administration - and a familiar face has reportedly shown an interest in the Owls

The Championship side was placed into administration on Friday, bringing the curtain down on Dejphon Chansiri's decade-long ownership and an end to a turbulent period that on occasion saw staff and players going unpaid. Since then fans have been flocking back to the club shop to spend money and show their solidarity.