Gary O'Neil lined up for football return as Championship side prepare to sack boss after disappointing end to season
The Blades are also considering a new director of football
WOLF BACK Gary O'Neil lined up for football return as Championship side prepare to sack boss after disappointing end to season
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GARY O'NEIL tops Sheffield United's wanted list as they look into a change of boss.
O'Neil has not worked since leaving Wolves in December but has big admirers at Bramall Lane where Chris Wilder's position is being put under threat.
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Chris Wilder's job is under serious threat
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Wilder, 57, is going to have to handle the new American owners giving him players based on AI data — as we revealed.
The experienced gaffer wants a handful of his own targets — but if they do not happen, there will be trouble ahead.
Wilder wants experienced players like free agent Jimmy Dunne and old boy Oli McBurnie, while Chris Mepham is another possible arrival.
But the new advisers are working on a deal for a mystery Bulgarian right-back, which could spark a major row.
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Wilder signed a new deal in January and the compensation would be huge, a problem that may stretch the new owners' finances.
But O'Neil is in line to get the SOS call, although he is also a potential target for other jobs.
O'Neil, 42, was not in the market for work after his Wolves exit but is now prepared to take the right job.
Former Hull boss Ruben Selles is another live candidate.
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Blades may also name a new director of football, with Bristol City's Brian Tinnion tipped for the post.
Sheffield United finished third in the Championship last term.
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Wilder's men led the table at the start of April, but a poor end to the season saw them slip into the play-offs.
The Blades comfortably saw off Bristol City in the semi-finals, only to be beaten by Sunderland at Wembley.
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