Sheffield United summer transfer budget revelation emerges

Sheffield United’s transfer budget for the summer previously looked set to be “near empty” under their current owners, according to a report from The Star.

The Blades have adopted a cautious spending policy over the past 12 months since their relegation from the Premier League, not spending a single penny on transfer fees last summer despite managing to secure a £30m deal for the exit of Aaron Ramsdale.

This agreement looked set to revive what was an underwhelming window at that point with only Liverpool loanee Ben Davies arriving at Bramall Lane – but they continued to utilise the loan market and secured three late temporary deals for Conor Hourihane, Morgan Gibbs-White and Robin Olsen – also recruiting free agent Adlene Guedioura the following month.

The theme of low spending continued into January under Paul Heckingbottom, forking out just £250,000 to lure shot-stopper Adam Davies to South Yorkshire and securing another loan with Charlie Goode arriving from Brentford.

Also moving for Filip Uremovic in March, another cheap agreement with the Croatian suspending his contract at Rubin Kazan to link up with Heckingbottom’s men temporarily, it remains to be seen whether the club’s board provide their manager with a much bigger budget to play with in the coming months.

What division they are in could have a big say on this issue as well as a potential takeover from US businessman Henry Mauriss, with his £115m bid currently being reviewed by the EFL.

Under their current ownership though, the Sheffield Star have reported that their transfer budget for this summer looked set to be “near empty”, though it remains to be seen whether that is still the case.

The Verdict:

Adapting back to the second tier and lower revenue is