“Something has clearly clicked” – Sheffield United face competition for Wigan deal: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict’ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Sheffield United are one of a host of clubs interested in £1m-rated Wigan striker Will Keane this summer, according to The Sun.

Keane scored 27 goals in 2021/22 as he scooped the League One golden boot award and helped the North West club win promotion back to the Championship via the third tier title.

The 29-year-old has one year left on his current contract and is understood to have caught the eye of United, QPR, and Watford.

But would he be a good signing for the Blades? And do they need him?

We quizzed our FLW writers…

Josh Cole

Although the Blades will need to strengthen their squad this summer, they must avoid making a move for Will Keane.

Whereas the forward did manage to score 26 goals for Wigan in League One last season, there is no guarantee that he will be able to replicate this success in the second tier.

During his career to date, Keane has only netted eight goals in 75 Championship appearances which is an incredibly underwhelming return.

Given that Keane is unlikely to be an upgrade on Billy Sharp or Rhian Brewster, the Blades ought to switch their attention to other targets ahead of the summer window.

Carla Devine

Will Keane would be a good signing for Sheffield United. His form this season has been quality managing to find the back of the net 26 times in 44 appearances as well as providing seven assists.

As top scorer in League One and part of a team that achieved promotion to the Championship, the step-up is natural as the next step for him.

Furthermore, Sheffield United do need to add more