2 Barnsley summer transfer decisions facing Poya Asbaghi when the window opens

Their 4-1 loss against Millwall yesterday afternoon won’t help their cause though. Not only was it a missed opportunity with both Reading and Derby losing their games, but also demoralising considering the nature of the scoreline.

Another thing is for certain – and that’s the fact their recruitment during this upcoming window needs to be much better than their previous two – with their summer window last year proving to be particularly unsuccessful.

Not only did they lose then-captain Alex Mowatt and previous loanee Daryl Dike – but they were unable to sufficiently replace the key duo with Markus Schopp’s time at Oakwell arguably being hampered by some of these transfer decisions.

January additions Domingos Quina and Amine Bassi have helped their cause and been part of a recent resurgence by the South Yorkshire side – but it could be argued that they needed to recruit more players in their quest to remain afloat in the second tier.

Looking forward rather than back though, we have selected two decisions facing Poya Asbaghi or a potential successor when the summer comes along.

Do they sell Helik?

Michal Helik arguably has the best CV out of the entire Tykes squad with the centre-back making seven appearances for the Poland national team.

Regardless of which division his domestic side are in next season, he is likely to be an important asset but with his contract expiring in the summer of 2023, is it time to cash in on him this summer whilst they can still generate a fee for his services?

Losing him for free next year would be a considerable blow financially – and that’s a real possibility considering the South Yorkshire outfit currently sit in the relegation zone and wouldn’t be guaranteed to come straight back up at the