Sheffield Wednesday have set a season-ticket sales target in a bid to convince potential investors the Owls would represent value for money.

Chief executive Nick Parker and chairman Lee Strafford held talks in America last week with several parties interested in investing in the South Yorkshire club.

Parker told the club's official website why the Owls, still with debts of £26million, were an attractive proposition, saying: "One of the things is that we are financially stable, but the second thing is we are also what people term as a `big club' and this is being demonstrated right now.

"One of the key things investors look for is season-ticket sales as a demonstration of a good solid fanbase. That's why we are keen to see our target of 16,500 being achieved. That will demonstrate to investors that there is genuinely a fanbase out there."

Parker said the club would continue to keep fans informed of any future developments, adding: "Lee and I are both great believers in openness and transparency.

"Sometimes it can come back to bite you, but I also think it will help the fans to understand when they see the changes being made, why those changes are being made."