After Harrison Burrows, these 3 Sheffield United Players could go next | OneFootball

The Blades left-back is a man in-demand ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window

Sheffield United will hope to make it 'third time lucky' when it comes to regaining their Premier League status, with Chris Wilder already in the process of conducting a huge summer rebuild at Bramall Lane.

After suffering an agonising defeat in the Championship play-off final 12 months ago, the experienced boss was sacked, before later returning to S2 for a third time in September after the Blades endured the most disastrous of six-game reigns under Ruben Selles.

Despite still having plenty of experience and quality at his disposal, United weren't able to fully kick on after initially climbing out of the relegation picture back in November, and now it remains to be seen which of the current crop of players will remain ahead of next season as the summer transfer window looms large.

Many will expect the Steel City outfit to showcase a vast improvement on their 13th-place finish next term, especially with the expansion of the play-offs, and plenty of transfer discourse has been swirling around in recent weeks.

However, not all of it will please the locals, with Football League World exclusively revealing that left-back, Harrison Burrows, has emerged as a target for newly-relegated West Ham United, as the Hammers' Senegalese defender, El Hadji Malick Diouf, continues to be the subject of exit talk at the London Stadium.

Burrows was signed from Peterborough United for a reported initial £3m fee in August 2024, and has since recorded 21 goal contributions in 93 appearances for United.

However, following on from such news, FLW have looked at three more players who could also leave Bramall Lane this summer.

Gus Hamer

It will come as very little surprise to see Gus Hamer feature on this list, with the 2024/25 Championship Player of the Season being the subject of intense exit talk for quite some time.

The 28-year-old produced five goals and 13 assists in 37 appearances this term, and was heavily linked with a move to Turkish Süper Lig outfit, Trabzonspor, earlier in the season.

In recent weeks, Wilder has reiterated that talks have been had with the Dutch-Brazilian and his representatives over a new contract, as well as it emerging that the Blades have a plan in place to recruit new players with a left-wing role, in order to move Hamer back into his natural 'number 10' position.

However, it still feels easier said than done for United to retain the services of their prized asset, who set them back £15m from Coventry City three summers ago, especially if clubs in the Premier League or European football renew their interest.

Sydie Peck

Sydie Peck is contracted until the summer of 2028 in S2, but has also been the subject of exit talk, especially when considering the sheer profit United could make on his signature as an academy graduate.

Like the aforementioned Burrows, the 21-year-old was, rather ironically, a reported target for West Ham last summer under Graham Potter, although a transfer failed to materialise.

After another impressive campaign at the base of United's midfield, Peck was also nominated for Championship Young Player of the Season at the recent EFL Awards, only to be pipped by Jordan James, who enjoyed a fine personal campaign despite Leicester City's relegation to League One.

Back in April, Wilder issued his stance on the reports linking the England youth international with an exit, telling BBC Radio Sheffield: "I think it’s the same as it always will be. If we have to sell a player or two, we will do, as long as we don’t give them away. That’s my take on it. We have to raise money."

Tom Cannon

Whilst it has already been confirmed that Danny Ings will leave the club upon the expiration of his short-term contract on June 30th, it could also be an intriguing summer as far as Tom Cannon is concerned.

The former Everton youngster cost the Blades approximately £10m in January 2025 after an electrifying loan spell with Stoke City, in which he netted 11 times in 25 appearances.

However, the 23-year-old hasn't exactly been able to live up to the eight-figure price point in the past 17 months, scoring just seven times in 54 appearances for his current employers, with six of those coming this term in 36 appearances - 19 of which were from the starting lineup.

Last summer, Cannon was linked with a potential return to another former loan side, Preston North End, and interest in his services could

re-emerge depending on how Wilder conducts his squad reshuffle in forward areas between now and August.