{"id":279181,"date":"2025-07-21T05:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/279181\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T05:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:40:35","slug":"wrexham-afc-sheffield-united-coventry-city-should-swoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/279181\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham AFC, Sheffield United & Coventry City should swoop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding is catching the eye of several Championship clubs this summer, according to reports on Sunday morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Arsenal centre-back spent the second-half of last season on loan at Sheffield United<\/a>, playing 11 times<\/a> as Chris Wilder’s side fell to a late defeat at Wembley Stadium against Sunderland, denying them an instant return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Now, Holding could be set for another move away from the reigning FA Cup champions this summer, according to Alan Nixon via his Patreon page<\/a> on Sunday morning, with several MLS and Championship sides said to be interested in his services.<\/p>\n\n\n

Rob Holding’s career stats in all competitions (FotMob<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Division<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2014-2016<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Bolton Wanderers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Championship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Bury (loan)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

League Two<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2016-2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Arsenal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Premier League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

162<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2023-<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Premier League<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n

2025<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Sheffield United<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

Championship<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The 29-year-old left Arsenal to join London rivals Palace in 2023, but has made just one appearance in two years after reportedly<\/a> falling out with boss Oliver Glasner, and being exiled to the Under-21s squad.<\/p>\n

Following the release of the latest reports by Nixon<\/a>, Football League World decided to look at three EFL Championship clubs who could make a move for the wantaway defender this summer.<\/p>\n

Wrexham AFC<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Wrexham<\/p>\n

After gaining automatic promotion to the Championship last season, Wrexham<\/a> are really an unknown quantity in the second tier ahead of the new campaign, with plenty of exciting names being linked with the Welsh club.<\/p>\n

Their current squad is currently lacking experienced players who are Championship quality, which is something Phil Parkinson will be keen to address ahead of the big kick-off in a few weeks’ time.<\/p>\n

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\"Wrexham<\/p>\n

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Related<\/p>\n

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Wrexham are reported to have a huge transfer kitty for a new striker which would smash the club’s current transfer record.<\/p>\n

With the Red Dragons<\/a> having plenty of money to play with this summer, they should pursue a move to bring a big name like Holding to the Racecourse Ground, which would be a serious statement of intent by the Hollywood-owned side.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old brings a plethora of Premier League experience, and was also a part of a top Championship side in the second-half of last season, which is exactly what Wrexham<\/a> are crying out for in their defensive unit.<\/p>\n

Sheffield United<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Luton<\/p>\n

One option that might seem obvious is a return to Bramall Lane, as Sheffield United<\/a> prepare for the new season under their new boss Ruben Selles, who replaced Wilder earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n

Holding has previously hinted at his desire to make the loan move permanent this summer<\/a>, and it seems like somewhat of a no-brainer to bring him back to the club this summer.<\/p>\n

The experienced central defender would bring a sense of familiarity to the heart of the defence, having spent the second-half of last season with the Blades<\/a>, making a seamless integration into the squad.<\/p>\n

He has already proven to be a strong option for Sheffield United at Championship level in his previous loan spell, so a permanent move would be a low-risk, high-reward transfer for Selles.<\/p>\n

Coventry City<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Frank<\/p>\n

Another side on the end of a late play-off heartbreak last term at the hands of eventual promotion winners Sunderland was Frank Lampard’s Coventry City<\/a>, who lost out in the semi-finals in agonising fashion.<\/p>\n

The ex-Chelsea boss did a remarkable job to guide the Sky Blues<\/a> to a top-six finish after a dismal start to the season, and will now once again be looking to mount a promotion challenge in the forthcoming campaign.<\/p>\n

Lampard has previously expressed interest in signing Holding<\/a>, and could reignite that this summer, with the two-time FA Cup-winning defender now set to make a move away from Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

Adding an experienced and assured head to the Coventry<\/a> defence would be a real coup for the club, and Holding could thrive after adapting to Lampard’s system, using his top-level pedigree to help the Sky Blues mount a promotion challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding is catching the eye of several Championship clubs this summer, according to reports…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279182,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-279181","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-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114889623306295205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279181","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=279181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}