Sheffield Wednesday signing was a flop despite clutch Leeds United moment
Sheffield Wednesday have had a mixed record in the transfer market during owner Dejphon Chansiri’s reign, and the signing of winger Marco Matias will go down as one of the club’s less successful deals.
Wednesday finished in a credible 13th place in the Championship in the 2014-15 season, but as Chansiri looked to stamp his mark on the club following his takeover earlier in the year, he parted company with manager Stuart Gray in June 2015 and replaced him with Carlos Carvalhal.
Some supporters were unhappy with the decision to sack Gray, feeling that he deserved to be given a chance to work with a bigger budget, and as little was known about Carvalhal when he arrived at Hillsborough, his appointment was greeted with a mixture of nerves and excitement.
Carvalhal oversaw a big rebuild of the Owls squad after taking charge, and in addition to the signings of seasoned Championship performers such as Jack Hunt, Daniel Pudil, Barry Bannan, Lewis McGugan, Ross Wallace and Fernando Forestieri, the 59-year-old also brought in a number of players from his homeland.
Matias was one of those to make the move to South Yorkshire from Portugal as he joined Wednesday from Nacional, but despite a promising start to his time at the club, he will not be fondly remembered.
