{"id":1064711,"date":"2026-07-02T23:14:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1064711\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:14:18","slug":"sheffield-united-re-sign-fan-favourite-two-days-after-he-was-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1064711\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United re-sign fan favourite – two days after he was released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jairo Riedewald has returned to Sheffield United – two days after he was officially released at Bramall Lane.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old has penned a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months.<\/p>\n

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Riedewald scored three Championship goals for United in the 2025\/26 seasonCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Riedewald linked up with the Blades<\/a> on an initial short-term deal last October, which was extended to the end of June.<\/p>\n

The defensive midfielder, who can also operate as a centre-back, chipped in with three goals and one assist from 25 Championship outings in the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n

But he was named on the club’s released list in May – before becoming one of a number of unemployed stars on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, the former Crystal Palace man is back with the Yorkshire outfit – much to the delight of Blades boss Chris Wilder.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ON TALKSPORTWhat has Riedewald said about re-joining Sheffield United?<\/p>\n

Speaking to the club’s media team, the three-cap Netherlands international said: “The patience [has] definitely paid off, so I’m happy.<\/p>\n

“I was staying in good contact with the coaching staff, I’m back in the building now, so [I’m] very excited.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s good for me to come in early, get some minutes in the legs in pre-season and prepare ourselves in the best way ahead of a great season hopefully.”<\/p>\n

He added: “I wanted to come in as soon as possible, so very happy to join this club again in July.<\/p>\n

“I was always in good contact in the months of June and May with the coaching staff, with the people at this club.<\/p>\n

“So to come in and get it done, get it signed, is massive for me.”<\/p>\n

And for Riedewald, he has just one goal to achieve this season: Premier League promotion.<\/p>\n

United finished in 13th spot in the recent campaign – finishing 13 points outside the play-off spaces – with only three teams conceding more than the 66 goals they shipped in.<\/p>\n

Commenting on his quest to help guide his side back to the promised land, Riedewald stated: “I think the challenge is clear, we know what we need to improve compared to last season.<\/p>\n

“We know what we need to build on compared to last season, so we’ve got a good five-six weeks to make sure we get everything right.<\/p>\n

“From defending, conceding and scoring goals, so hopefully we can focus on those details and get it right this season.”<\/p>\n

Wilder meanwhile has praised United’s board at making sure Riedewald remains at his disposal for the upcoming term.<\/p>\n

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Riedewald made his breakthrough at Ajax, before playing for Crystal Palace and Royal AntwerpCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

He remarked: “Everyone here holds Jairo in the highest regard, his performances last year were excellent, and I am delighted he’ll be part of the new journey.<\/p>\n

“I have to say the board have been great.<\/p>\n

Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n

“They knew I wanted Jairo here and made it possible for the dialogue to continue and thankfully patience has paid off on both sides.<\/p>\n

“It has just taken a little longer to get there, but we’re all thrilled he’s staying with us.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jairo Riedewald has returned to Sheffield United – two days after he was officially released at Bramall Lane.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1064712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,9030,23712,393,4884,166192,1620,4239,129778,100,16,15],"class_list":["post-1064711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sheffield","tag-britain","tag-championship","tag-efl","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-jairo-riedewald","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-united","tag-sheffield-united-transfer-news","tag-transfer-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1064711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1064712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1064711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1064711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1064711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}