AKIN to his first summer in charge at boyhood club Sheffield United in 2016, Chris Wilder will be entrusted with building a new-look squad in another period of major significance at Bramall Lane in the close season.
After such a bruising 2023-24 season, which is highly likely to end in relegation later this spring, confidence is understandably low among a chastened group of players and there will be casualties along the way. Blades chief executive Stephen Bettis is confident the club are in safe - and the right – hands under the 56-year-old.
I think Chris will admit that and he’s better for it and taking that break and evaluating what happened and what didn’t happen. 'I think he’s a better manager for it and I think he’d admit that as well.' Sign up to our new Sports Editor’s TeamTalk newsletter available this week Recruitment will be key for United when the summer window opens, with some high-profile stars likely to leave with a balance of senior players and young, up-and-coming talents likely to take the club forward.
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