{"id":1081625,"date":"2026-07-11T00:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1081625\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T00:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T00:23:45","slug":"sheffield-united-never-in-conversation-for-millwall-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1081625\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United &#8216;Never In Conversation&#8217; For Millwall Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"> George Wood\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"single-quote\" style=\"display: block; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin: 30px 0px; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">Millwall have confirmed the signing of free agent Mark Sykes ahead of the upcoming season, with <a style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/sheffield-united\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheffield United<\/a> having been \u2018never in the conversation\u2019 for the midfielder, according to journalist <a style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dannyhall04\/status\/2075157667329278015\" rel=\"nofollow\">Danny Hall.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Belfast-born midfielder, who is capable of operating centrally or on either flank, became a free agent after seeing his Bristol City contract expire in June.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old arrived at Ashton Gate from Oxford United in 2022 and went on to make more than 153 appearances for the Robins, contributing 18 goals and providing eleven assists during his time at the club.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/logo-if-man.png\" alt=\"Inside Futbol\" class=\"if-preferred-source__logo\"\/><br \/>\n        Enjoying this story?<\/p>\n<p class=\"if-preferred-source__copy\">&#13;<br \/>\n        Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google.&#13;\n      <\/p>\n<p>    <a id=\"preferred-source-button\" class=\"if-preferred-source__button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=insidefutbol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-label=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/google_ps_badge_dark_en@2x.png\" alt=\"Add Inside Futbol as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"if-preferred-source__badge\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he remained a regular fixture, featuring in 38 Championship matches and registering five goal contributions as Bristol City secured a comfortable mid-table finish, ending the season under the experienced watch of Roy Hodgson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Sykes boasts over 100 appearances in each of the <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Championship<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/league-one\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">League One<\/a> and the Northern Ireland Premiership.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sheff_Utd_Chris_Wilder2_620_ofg.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millwall have now confirmed <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MillwallFC\/status\/2075148452871467498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sykes as part of Alex Neil\u2019s squad for the upcoming campaign<\/a>, with the midfielder putting pen to paper on a two-year deal at The Den.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barry Bannan\u2019s departure after just six months left a gap in Millwall\u2019s midfield, and the arrival of the experienced 28-year-old provides fresh depth as the Lions look to mount another promotion push following their playoff disappointment against Hull City.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\nCompetition<br \/>\nAppearances<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 49.0806%;\">Championship<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 50.6365%;\">141<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 49.0806%;\">Northern Ireland Premiership<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 50.6365%;\">105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 44px;\">\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 49.0806%;\">League One<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; background-color: #fec368; color: black; height: 44px; width: 50.6365%;\">104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Sykes\u2019 top competitions by appearances<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has also emerged that, despite their need for reinforcements in central midfield, Sheffield United were \u2018never in the conversation\u2019 for the ex-Bristol City star.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blades, who finished 13th last season, are set to lose Tom Davies, Alex Matos and Andre Brooks from their midfield ranks, leaving them in need of fresh additions ahead of the new campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Millwall_Alex_Neil3_620_ofg.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month, <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/insidefutbol.com\/2026\/06\/24\/europa-league-side-back-in-hunt-for-sheffield-united-star\/717985\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trabzonspor rekindled their interest in midfielder Gustavo Hamer<\/a> after making an approach during the winter transfer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millwall, on the other hand, have bolstered their attacking midfield options by bringing in Mathias Servais alongside the Republic of Ireland international.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It now remains to be seen whether Sykes can prove to be the difference-maker for the Lions as they target another trip to Wembley, with the expanded playoff format now offering six qualifying spots instead of four.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"George Wood\/Getty Images \u00a0 Millwall have confirmed the signing of free agent Mark Sykes ahead of the upcoming&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1081626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,248369,55454,1620,4239,16,15],"class_list":["post-1081625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sheffield","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-mark-sykes","tag-millwall","tag-sheffield","tag-sheffield-united","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116898498668584228","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081625","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=1081625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1081626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}