Ex-Rangers star wins controversial appeal against historic EFL club – freeing him up for possible shock return to Ibrox

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JOSH WINDASS has won his controversial appeal against Sheffield Wednesday and consequently been released from his contract.
The historic Championship side are in economic turmoil, with Dejphon Chansiri's ownership turning into a farce.
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Josh Windass in action for Sheffield Wednesday last season
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Rangers were able to snap up the club's player of the year last season, Djeidi Gassama, for a cut-price £2.2million as a result of the financial mismanagement going on at Hillsborough.
Prior to that deal being sealed, there were reports that Windass could be set for a shock return to Ibrox.
Now that he has been freed by the Owls, those rumours have ramped up once again.
Both Rangers and Wrexham have been mentioned as potential landing spots for the attacking midfielder, who initially joined Gers from Accrington Stanley in 2016.
He scored 19 goals across 73 games for the Light Blues in all competitions before leaving in August 2018 for Wigan Athletic.
Over the past few weeks Wednesday's players weren't paid on time and several stars voiced concerns and wanted to quit.
Indeed, multiple players went as far as to hand in notice periods while they waited on their wages.
Windass submitted a former appeal after being told his contract wouldn't be voided, and it's believed he won his case and as a result the club agreed to release him.
Striker Michael Smith has also had his contract waived.
A short statement by the club on social media said: "The Owls can confirm that the current contracts of Michael Smith and Josh Windass have been terminated by mutual consent.
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"Sheffield Wednesday thank Michael and Josh for their services and wish them well for the future."
Both players will leave Hillsborough with immediate effect.
While Smith is 33, Windass is a couple of years younger at 31.
Given he probably has a few years of football left in him, he has been linked with a number of clubs - including Rangers.
Coventry City, Derby County and Norwich City are among the other clubs who could swoop.
If Windass was to re-join the Light Blues it would most likely be as a backup or rotational player.
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