{"id":537271,"date":"2025-10-30T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/537271\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:13:00","slug":"wilders-verdict-on-jairo-riedewald-deal-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/537271\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilder’s verdict on Jairo Riedewald deal extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheffield United<\/a> boss Chris Wilder \u201cwouldn\u2019t be surprised at all\u201d if Jairo Riedewald stays beyond his current contract, which runs until January.<\/p>\n

Sheffield United signed Dutch free agent Jairo Riedewald earlier this month<\/a>, bringing him in as a new defensive-minded presence in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old, formerly of Crystal Palace, was without a club after his deal at Royal Antwerp expired in the summer. With the games coming thick and fast, Riedewald has already made three appearances for SUFC.<\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of: CRAIG BROUGH\/REUTERS.<\/p>\n

His experience and quick break into the team have led to inevitable questions of a potential contract extension beyond its current December 31st expiry date. And, speaking to The Star<\/a>, Blades boss Chris Wilder played up the chances of Riedewald staying for longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s somebody who\u2019s really good from an experience point of view, to be available,\u201d Wilder said after issuing high praise of Riedewald\u2019s impact. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo if this turns into a longer deal, I wouldn\u2019t be at all surprised. He\u2019s enjoyed his first few weeks at the football club, and hopefully we can have a longer association with the boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hard to argue against Jairo Riedewald staying at Sheffield United<\/a><\/p>\n

Signing a free agent mid-season can come with risks \u2013 the main one being fitness issues. Many free agents require time to get up to speed before they can be considered for selection.<\/p>\n

However, Riedewald arrived in a good place physically, and it has allowed him to come straight into the Sheffield United<\/a> fray.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old has filled the gap left by Vini Souza\u2019s Wolfsburg move in coming in as a physical, defensive-minded midfielder. It was a profile Wilder\u2019s squad was missing, and his ability to drop into more defensive roles at left-back and centre-back won\u2019t go amiss either.<\/p>\n

Providing Riedewald can stay fit and on the right track, few will argue against extending his stay at Bramall Lane until the end of the season at least. And, with Wilder very open to doing so, all signs point towards an extended contract.<\/p>\n

Jairo Riedewald\u2019s battle for a Sheffield United<\/a> starting berth<\/p>\n

Sheffield United<\/a>\u2019s central midfield options<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nAge<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDjibril Soumare<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJairo Riedewald<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSydie Peck<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTom Davies<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOliver Arblaster<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAlex Matos<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGustavo Hamer<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Riedewald came off the bench in the wins over Watford<\/a> and Blackburn Rovers<\/a>. He was then named in the Sheffield United<\/a> XI from the off against Preston<\/a> North End, starting alongside Sydie Peck.<\/p>\n

There was some surprise over that selection given the performances of Djibril Soumare<\/a> in the weeks prior. It seems to be that those two will battle it out for a place alongside Peck, though Alex Matos<\/a> will be eager to show he can have an impact as well.<\/p>\n

Riedewald does seem well-placed to claim the starting spot, but Soumare has grown into the team and Championship football. As a younger player, his development should be viewed as key.<\/p>\n

Oliver Arblaster\u2019s return to the equation once fit will give Wilder a real headache. It could be that he and Riedewald emerge as the go-to pairing for SUFC\u2019s push up the Championship table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder \u201cwouldn\u2019t be surprised at all\u201d if Jairo Riedewald stays beyond his current contract,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":537272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,9030,393,4884,166192,1620,4239,11840,108181,108182,108183,108184,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-537271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-championship","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-jairo-riedewald","13":"tag-sheffield","14":"tag-sheffield-united","15":"tag-sheffield-united-fc","16":"tag-sheffield-united-fc-news","17":"tag-sheffield-united-news","18":"tag-sufc","19":"tag-sufc-news","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115462354892097328","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537271","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=537271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}