Sheffield United are facing a fight to keep hold of young midfielder Oliver Arblaster, with Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford all keen.
Arblaster has been recalled from a loan spell with Port Vale after making a huge impression and is expected to play some sort of role in United’s remaining games this season.
However, the youngster is also coveted by other clubs and according to The Daily Mail’s blog (12:16), a host of Premier League clubs want to sign him.
Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford all want to sign the young midfielder, who has yet to put pen to paper on new deal with United.
Chris Wilder has spoken highly of the youngster and admitted he’s looking forward to working with him now he’s back in charge.
However, interest from such clubs will be hard to ignore, and Arblaster himself could be left with a decision to make.
Big money might do it
The Blades are in the process of trying to tie down young players to new deals and Arblaster is one of the players they are in talks with.
Wilder has said he is confident a deal can be reached with Arblaster and Daniel Jebbison soon and he’ll hope this is nothing but agent noise.
However, if it is real and interest is there, then only a big bid should tempt United. After all, the academy is there to help fund the club and if a big money offer comes along, it might be worth it.
For now, though, Wilder will hope to keep Arblaster and build around him and a few more youngsters for the future.