Blackpool are set to come up against one of their former loanees next season.

Former Blackpool loanee Barry Bannan is set to make a swift return to his former side Sheffield Wednesday.

The midfielder is a club legend at Hillsborough, having featured 477 times for the Owls on the back of his initial move to South Yorkshire in 2015.

Financial uncertainty surrounding Wednesday earlier this year forced the 36-year-old to leave the club, with Millwall adding him to their ranks.

During the second half of the 2025/26 campaign, the ex-Scotland international made 16 appearances for the Lions, with his last outing coming off the bench in a defeat to Hull City in the Championship play-off semi-finals.

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Despite penning an 18-month contract at the Den, Bannan is set to depart the South East London outfit this summer.

With the off-field issues at Hillsborough now behind them, a reunion between the Owls and one of their most popular figures is firmly on the cards.

Sky Sports report a deal is ‘on the brink’ of being complete, with permission for a medical granted and the paperwork almost over the line.

Bannan was part of the last Owls squad to win the League One play-offs back in 2023, and will be looking to repeat that success at the first time of asking following their relegation last term.

There will be a number of clubs with similar ambitions in the third tier - including Blackpool under Ian Evatt.

It was with the Seasiders, and their now-head coach, that Bannan enjoyed the other promotion of his career.

The midfielder was on loan at Bloomfield Road from Aston Villa during the 2009/10 season, as Ian Holloway’s then-side won the Championship play-offs.

In the final against Cardiff City, Bannan was introduced off the bench in second half stoppage to see out the 3-2 victory - in what was the 22nd outing of his Fylde Coast stay.