Sheffield United contract reversal due to potential takeover – Is investment closer than we realise?

Chris Wilder initially wanted versatile midfielder Ben Osborn to stay at the club as the club appeared willing to exercise the player’s 12-month option on his contract. However, some interesting news emerged on Thursday night when Alan Nixon claimed that the Blades had not decided not to trigger that option.

This has since sparked ongoing debate over the 29-year-old’s ability to cover three or four positions in the team, and at Championship level, for a side in need of double-digit signings this summer, would it makes perfect sense to keep the experienced utility player around.

While people can agree that he is not the most technically gifted player, he has a high work rate – which cannot be said for some of today’s culture.

Now, The Star has reported that the potential new owners, a Silicon Valley consortium, are indeed the reason behind this apparent U-turn on Ben Osborn’s release/retention.

A group from Silicon Valley were linked with Sheffield United this time last year and although they showed an interest, no bid was made. This could be for several reasons.