Three options for Sheffield United to replace Morgan Gibbs-White's goals

With Morgan Gibbs-White set to depart Bramall Lane following his season-long loan spell, Sheffield United must find a replacement for the 22-year-old's goals.

Gibbs-White bagged 12 goals for the Blades last season, which included a strike in Sheffield's agonising penalty shootout play-off loss to Nottingham Forest.

The attacking midfielder is set to return to Wolves this summer and has already been linked with a number of Premier League sides.

Those links all but rule out the Blades chances of taking Gibbs-White back to Bramall Lane for next season, leaving Paul Heckingbottom with a gapping hole in his attack.

YorkshireLive takes a look at who Sheffield United could sign to help replace Gibbs-White's goals.

One option Heckingbottom could turn to is Newcastle United striker Dwight Gayle, who has been recently linked with the Blades.

In a world of uncertainty, Gayle is a sure thing. At Championship level, the Magpies striker has always done the business. Back in the 2016/17 season, he bagged 23 goals to fire Newcastle back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

The 2018/19 season saw Gayle join West Brom on loan. Again, Gayle was one of the Championship's top forwards, scoring 23 goals again. Of course, Gibbs-White never operated as a true out and out forward for the Blades, meaning Gayle would not be a straight replacement in a positional sense.

However, he would bring goals, perhaps even more than Gibbs-White. A straight transfer might be out of the question due to Gayle's wages, but a loan deal is something Newcastle would consider.

Striker Jonson Clarke-Harris was part of the Peterborough United side that got relegated at the end of the Championship season. However, the 27-year-old was one of the