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Lee Hendrie pulled no punches in his verdict on Dejphon Chansiri

Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie warns that Sheffield Wednesday could go further into "decline" if Dejphon Chansiri continues to hold out for his big asking price.

It's not news that the Owls have endured a horrid summer, and that led to Wednesday fans staging a demonstration outside the Thai embassy in London last Thursday, the nationality of their owner.

Chansiri has already turned down two offers for the club - worth a reported £40m and £30m, and is understood to not be willing to budge from £100m.

The London Owls and Sheffield Wednesday Supporters' Trust delivered a letter during their protest which was "directed at the actions of only one individual, Dejphon Chansiri."

Lee Hendrie believes Dejphon Chansiri won't "change" his Sheffield Wednesday asking price

Speaking exclusively to FLW, Hendrie pulled no punches in his verdict of how Chansiri's handled the situation.

"Yeah I don’t think Chansiri’s going to change that view on what he wants for the football club," Hendrie told FLW.

"It just seems to be that he’s stuck with that figure, he wants that sort of money, he’s a businessman so you can understand he’s going to be stubborn, he’s going to wait and probably bide his time till he can get that sort of money."

Chansiri's reported £100m price tag is more than three times what he originally paid Milan Mandaric for the club in 2015. The latter revealed he was "happy and proud of what I have done for Sheffield Wednesday" after Chansiri completed the takeover.

Former Aston Villa midfielder Hendrie believes the valuation could continue to prove catastrophic for the South Yorkshire club and their supporters.

"I think he’s going to struggle, and that’s the fear factor for Sheffield Wednesday - is that all he’s doing is riling up the fans, maybe some of the players, anyone that’s probably associated with the football club because they want to see their club move forward.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has described Chansiri's valuation as having "no logical backing" to the BBC, which suggests the offers he's rejected have obviously been more than suitable.

Sheffield Wednesday likely to continue their "massive decline"

The Owls have reportedly lost £200m during Chansiri's time as owner, which is a good reason as to why the club are subject to an investigation by the EFL.

It's perhaps this reason why Hendrie reluctantly tells FLW things could still get a lot worse, "They (Wednesday fans) want to see incline in what they’ve done and how they’ve got to the Championship, but this moment in time it’s looking like they’re on a massive decline because there’s so many problems that haven’t been resolved where they can move on and start fresh."

After players and staff have faced delayed wages in multiple months, leading to boycotts of pre-season friendlies and several players handing in their notice, Manchester United left-back Harry Amass was their only outfield signing of the window.

Joining on loan for the season, Joe Crann of The Sheffield Star revealed the Red Devils are paying for absolutely everything, including accomodation and wages.

This was probably the reason why Zépiqueno Redmond joined Huddersfield Town on loan instead of Wednesday on deadline day - and Hendrie says it all falls back to Chansiri.

"Unfortunately, he seems very stuck in his ways on how much money he wants for the football club and it’s been that way for quite some time. It’s just a frustrating time for Sheffield Wednesday i’d say.

Although very bleak, you can't really argue too much with what Hendrie says, which is why Owls fans can't afford to stop protesting against Chansiri, as that seems the best way of spreading awareness.