{"id":243749,"date":"2025-07-06T22:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243749\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T22:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:34:13","slug":"sheffield-united-star-subject-of-5m-interest-from-premier-league-outfit-they-will-not-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/243749\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United star subject of \u00a35m interest from Premier League outfit, they will not give up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ruben Selles is busy at work as the new Sheffield United manager, but he could be set to lose one of his top players this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Chris Wilder\u2019s departure at Bramall Lane, <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/ruben-selles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Selles<\/a> has been tasked with improving the <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/sheffield-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheffield United<\/a> squad and going one step further to get promoted next season.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not been helped by the fact that star man <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/news\/dont-forget-after-sheffield-united-departure-vini-souza-left-one-more-dig-at-wednesday-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vini Souza has left the club<\/a> in the last week, joining Wolfsburg for a reported \u00a313m fee.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Selles could be looking for a new goalkeeper, as Michael Cooper continues to be courted by top flight sides.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2205072690-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Cooper, goalkeeper of Sheffield United during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Sheffield United FC\" class=\"wp-image-2338\" \/>Photo by Ed Sykes\/Sportsphoto\/Allstar via Getty ImagesEverton keep up chase for Michael Cooper<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve not seen many <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/sheffield-united-incomings-and-outgoings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incomings or outgoings at Sheffield United<\/a> so far, but Cooper has continually been linked with a move to Everton.<\/p>\n<p>As per a new report from Alan Nixon on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/everton-wont-up-133459111?utm_campaign=patron_engagement&amp;utm_source=post_link&amp;post_id=133459111&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYTI6ZTQyOTE0M2ItODIxMC00ZDYzLWExOTgtZDUyMzVjN2NiZjQyIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTMzNDU5MTExLCJwYXRyb25faWQiOjMwOTEzOTc4fQ.i4ATCEx2m6OVn2YxqQPFoWYzjmzHZGDEnDcnjbQbJjA&amp;utm_id=c22a0d59-e64b-480c-b29f-36ae256ce19e&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patreon<\/a>, the Toffees are not giving up their pursuit of the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>It is said Everton are willing to pay around \u00a35m for the goalkeeper, but the Blades want a lot more than that for their number one man. Cooper joined United last summer for around \u00a32m.<\/p>\n<p>The main stumbling block for any move, though, is that Cooper is determined to be playing first-team football. At Everton, he would be fighting for game time with Jordan Pickford, which could be a deterrent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/david-moyes-keen-on-bringing-top-class-championship-goalkeeper-to-everton-but-theres-a-catch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everton have been chasing Cooper for at least a month<\/a> now, and it remains to be seen just how long they will continue this pursuit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2204928165-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Viktor Johansson during Stoke City FC v Blackburn Rovers FC - Sky Bet Championship\" class=\"wp-image-1736\" \/>Photo by Matt McNulty\/Getty ImagesWho could replace Michael Cooper at Sheffield United?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s assume United do agree to sell Cooper this summer, there are options out there for them to replace him. If the Blades were willing to part with some cash, <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/stoke-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stoke City<\/a> goalkeeper Viktor Johansson would surely be the top choice, while Max O\u2019Leary at <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/tag\/bristol-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bristol City<\/a> is a brilliant, slightly cheaper option.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United could also browse the options among the <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/every-premier-league-free-agent-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League free agents<\/a>. At Tottenham Hotspur, there\u2019s Alfie Whiteman, who is younger but far more inexperienced, or Fraser Forster who has enjoyed a long career at the top level. <\/p>\n<p>Asmir Begovic is another veteran choice, but the Blades would probably be wanting to think more long-term.<\/p>\n<p>They could also look at <a href=\"https:\/\/eflanalysis.com\/transfers\/every-championship-free-agent-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Championship free agents<\/a> like Angus Gunn, who has just been released by Norwich City. At 29-years-old, he\u2019s at the peak of his career, and would be a dependable pair of hands.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ruben Selles is busy at work as the new Sheffield United manager, but he could be set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243750,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,4239,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-243749","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sheffield","12":"tag-sheffield-united","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114808676181653836","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243749","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=243749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}