There is an update on Sheffield United’s early signing

Responding to a message on X officially known as Twitter, MacAnthony provided an update on the current situation surrounding the deal;

“Just to be clear: we accepted the official offer on Sunday, the player passed his medical on Wednesday, signed a long-term deal, signed our forms and now we’ve gone to the buying club to send/announce them officially. This is the process and how it works. Luck”

Just to be clear: we accepted the official offer on Sunday, the player passed his medical on Wednesday, signed a long-term deal, signed our forms and now we’re off to the buying club to send/officially announce them. This is the process and how it works. Cheers https://t.co/DzQTK6bxVw

— Darragh MacAnthony (@DMAC102) July 26, 2024

This takes the deal firmly out of the League One side’s hands and places it with Sheffield United, with the player effectively sold pending final paperwork.

Can Peterborough United go again?

Peterborough United are masters of buying and selling, with many clubs up and down the EFL looking to envy their approach. They are able to secure the signing of high-potential assets with low value, give them a platform to develop and then sell them on for a huge profit, allowing the club to often punch well above its weight.

On paper, losing all these stars would devastate a League One club, but MacAnthony’s Posh are capable of doing it year-on-year and still competing at a high level. If Ivan Toney is sold this summer, it will look even more like their strategy is paying off with a sell-on clause that should boost the coffers even more.