 Brunt said in June he was happy to stay at Hillsborough |
Sheffield Wednesday have called off negotiations with Chris Brunt over a new deal, reports BBC Radio Sheffield. The Northern Ireland international, 22, only has a year left on his contract and was in talks after the Owls rejected a bid from Fulham in June.
But negotiations have broken down between Brunt and the Hillsborough club due to his excessive wage demands.
Meanwhile, USA defender Frankie Simek has signed a new deal that will take him through until 2010.
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"We made Chris an extremely good offer," Owls chief executive Kaven Walker said. "But his representatives put a proposal to Sheffield Wednesday that is a long way out of our scope.
"He will remain a Wednesday player until the end of next season, but negotiations are now closed. We don't want to sell Chris - we want to get to the Premiership with Chris."
Brunt will be 23 when his contract expires next summer - and the Owls will be entitled to a fee if he leaves, because he will be under 24 and had been offered a new deal.
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