The former Sheffield Wednesday loanee Jacob Butterfield will continue his career in Australia.
Butterfield has signed for Melbourne Victory on a free transfer after his release by Luton Town at the end of last season.
The 30-year-old is not the only ex-Owl to have been hired by Victory this month, after Callum McManaman made an identical move last week.
Butterfield, in particular, is far from fondly remembered at Hillsborough, where he arrived on a season-long deal from Derby County in 2017, with the then Wednesday striker Sam Winnall heading in the opposite direction.
He played 23 times for the Owls but failed to score a single goal and registered just one assist.
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Some Wednesday supporters may therefore scoff at the following assessment of Butterfield, made by the Melbourne manager Grant Brebner – who describes him as ‘extremely hard-working’, a ‘presence on the ball’ and a ‘proven goal-scorer’.
“Jacob is another strong addition to our playing group,” Brebner told the club’s official website. “He is a good age and brings a wealth of experience having played in the Championship for a number of big clubs.
“He is known for working extremely hard box-to-box, he has a presence on the ball and is also a proven goal scorer.”
The Victory recently appointed the former Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean as Brebner’s number two.