Dejphon Chansiri, the Sheffield Wednesday owner, is facing further scrutiny after being charged with misconduct by the English Football League.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal that Chansiri, finance director John Redgate and Wednesday’s former chief executive, Katrien Meire, have all been charged and could be banned from football if found guilty by an independent panel.

The charges by the EFL are understood to relate to the controversial £60 million sale of Hillsborough to Chansiri.

Wednesday insist they will “vigorously defend” the sanctions, which could include a heavy points deduction, but Chansiri, the Thai businessman, plus Redgate and Meire are also under the microscope.

The charges the trio face are believed to have been relayed to the club on Nov 14, the same day the EFL announced its decision to charge Wednesday with misconduct.

Redgate stepped down from the club’s board of directors last year but remains the finance director, while Meire, who held a similar role at Charlton Athletic, left Wednesday in February.

Chansiri has been Wednesday’s owner since 2015 and infuriated many rival Championship clubs when he agreed the sale of Hillsborough to help record a pre-tax profit of £2.5 million in the 2017-18 accounts.