Right-back Yan Valery is being linked with a move from Sheffield Wednesday to Swiss champions Young Boys, according to transfer data compiled on 8 February 2026.
The 26-year-old defender, listed with a market value of €1.30m, is the subject of speculation over a potential switch from the Championship to the Swiss Super League. The reported probability of the transfer remains unclear, marked only as “?”, underlining that talks, if any, are at a very early and uncertain stage. With no contract expiry date publicly available for his spell at Wednesday, observers have also noted the possibility that any future move could involve him leaving as a free agent, depending on his contractual situation.
Valery joined Sheffield Wednesday from French side Angers SCO ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, having previously spent several years with Southampton, where he progressed from the under-18s to the first team and also had a loan spell at Birmingham City. His career path has taken him through the Premier League, Championship and Ligue 1 before returning to England with Wednesday, where he wears the number 7 shirt and is primarily deployed as a right-back.
Born on 22 February 1999 in Champigny-sur-Marne, the 1.85m defender holds both Tunisian and French nationality. Once valued as high as €7m during his early Southampton days, his market value has gradually adjusted over time, dipping during his Angers spell before rising slightly again at Hillsborough to its current €1.30m.
Young Boys’ interest, if it develops, would offer Valery a fresh challenge in a different league and the prospect of European football. For a player still in his mid-twenties with experience in England and France, a move to Bern could represent a significant next step, one that may yet redefine his career trajectory and profile on the continental stage if the rumoured transfer comes to fruition.
