Will Vaulks has now given an interesting explanation as to why he left Sheffield Wednesday this week.
Will Vaulks‘ future remained uncertain for most of the season, but fans were left delighted when the retained list emerged and it was confirmed that he had been offered a new contract.
However, it wasn’t long before rumours circulated that the midfielder was set to turn down the new deal. It was then confirmed this week that Vaulks had left Sheffield Wednesday and joined Oxford United on a free transfer.
Supports were frustrated and baffled by the Owls’ decision to let Vaulks leave this summer, but it now seems very clear that the 30-year-old was eager to leave Hillsborough once he had spoken to Oxford.
Vaulks has now explained why he left Wednesday and what he felt was missing for him in Yorkshire.
Will Vaulks wanted a ‘structure’ and a ‘budget’
Speaking on BBC Football Heaven, Vaulks said: “I think the only thing I can say is that Oxford showed massive ambition and they have a structure in place and a budget they’re allowed to spend, and they have the head of recruitment and a manager that wants to get things done. I think I didn’t feel that from Wednesday, but I’m not going to be bitter about it.
“You know, I can’t go into too much detail about it all, but I can assure you it’s not me being greedy or anything like that. It’s just sometimes you need to feel wanted, and you need to feel like you’re going to be part of something that’s going on, and that’s what I felt that Oxford did, and they were so professional in the way they did it.”
What does this say about Sheffield Wednesday?
Will Vaulks’ comments are very interesting.
Since Danny Rohl has come in, looking from the outside in, it seems like the club’s ambition has grown massively and they have been much more proactive in getting deals across the line and looking at quality targets.
The suggestion that the Owls don’t have a solid structure in place or an exact budget could be costly to the club, though that would have surely been something Rohl would have enquired about before putting pen to paper on a new contract.
It’s very interesting how Vaulks’ exit has played out, though it isn’t surprising if the key reason is for him just simply not feeling ‘wanted’.
Rohl will be eager to massively bolster the squad this summer and perhaps Vaulks just wasn’t in his first-team plans as much as he had hoped.