Usually the local media have their finger on the pulse of their clubs and if that is the case, then Yorkshire media are convinced that Southampton are pursuing Danny Rohl and that the Owls are struggling to keep their man.
This evening's story on yorkshirepost.com claim that the compensation clause in Danny Rohl's contract is the only weapon that Sheffield Wednesday have as they battle to keep Danny Rohl at the club.
They say that when Rohl signed a new deal back in the summer keeping him tied to the club till July 2027, that an unconfirmed report said that part of the agreement that Rohl made when signing the deal was a reduced release clause and that could be good news for Southampton.
But Rohl's decision on where his future lies is not just about money, the article also claims that "Rohl has been seeking without getting assurances from owner/chairman Dejphon Chansiri about the financial backing he wants to try to kick the Owls into play-off contention in the January transfer window."
So the assertion is that perhaps the compensation payment will not be as high as was previously thought and that being the case, Southampton will not be baulking at the cost of getting Rohl as much as was expected.
Rohl may not be attracted to Southampton because of the chance of a swift return to the Championship, but he may well see that he has a better chance of getting back there than with Sheffield where he is working to a tight budget.