The summer transfer market officially opened just over a week ago and despite Chris Wilder publicly describing it as the most important in the last decade, Sheffield United are yet to make their first signing breakthrough. Hopes of a quick start to the summer have been hampered by the ongoing takeover, with a US-led consortium looking to take control of Bramall Lane.
As things stand Wilder is focusing his transfer search on loans, frees and ‘small fees’ but the situation could change considerably if there is a change in the Bramall Lane boardroom. So, we asked Blades fans to suggest some realistic transfer targets for their side this summer, as things stand - here are 40 that Unitedites would like their side to target ahead of the new Championship season...
![Suggested by Eggy, Thomas could be available on the cheap after Huddersfield’s relegation from the Championship last season](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/21/14/55/GettyImages-2150529149.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
5. Sorba Thomas
Suggested by Eggy, Thomas could be available on the cheap after Huddersfield’s relegation from the Championship last season | Getty Images
![The striker has now scored 70 league goals in his two seasons with Notts County, after netting 28 times last season, and has just accepted the captaincy for the coming season. But his record in front of goal has attracted a lot of admirers and it seems a matter of when, not if, he moves on](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/21/14/18/GettyImages-1670210068.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Macaulay Langstaff
The striker has now scored 70 league goals in his two seasons with Notts County, after netting 28 times last season, and has just accepted the captaincy for the coming season. But his record in front of goal has attracted a lot of admirers and it seems a matter of when, not if, he moves on | Getty Images
![The Liverpool left-back has spent time on loan at Bolton and Dundee in recent seasons and could be a decent shout for another loan spell. A Welsh U21 international, he will likely be well-known to United coaches Jack Lester and Alan Knill](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/21/14/05/GettyImages-2046430666.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Owen Beck
The Liverpool left-back has spent time on loan at Bolton and Dundee in recent seasons and could be a decent shout for another loan spell. A Welsh U21 international, he will likely be well-known to United coaches Jack Lester and Alan Knill | Getty Images
![The Australian goalkeeper was first linked with United more than a decade ago when he played for Central Coast Mariners and since then he has enjoyed spells at clubs including Valencia, Brighton, Arsenal and Copenhagen. He is out of contract and has been linked with Derby](https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/jpim-static/2024/06/21/14/22/GettyImages-2114402785.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. Mat Ryan
The Australian goalkeeper was first linked with United more than a decade ago when he played for Central Coast Mariners and since then he has enjoyed spells at clubs including Valencia, Brighton, Arsenal and Copenhagen. He is out of contract and has been linked with Derby | Getty Images