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Sheffield United's owners are reportedly considering selling the club

Sheffield United’s owners could already be looking to make a huge decision on their future in charge of the club, with a financial review set for early 2026, which could lead to a potential sale of the South Yorkshire outfit.

American-based consortium COH Sports took over the Bramall Lane outfit in December 2024, ending the five-year spell of Saudi Arabian Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as sole owner.

The Blades have started the 2025/26 season incredibly poorly, unable to get anywhere close to the promotion-chasing performances they produced last term.

After missing out on Premier League football due to a play-off final defeat against Sunderland, United have failed to bounce back and have spent most of this term in the relegation zone.

Sheffield United’s owners could look to sell the club amid imminent financial review

Despite getting so close to the Premier League during their first season in control of the Steel City side, United’s owners could potentially be looking at selling the club.

According to journalist Alan Nixon via his Patreon channel, American-based consortium COH Sports will review their ownership of the Blades and plans for the future in the new year.

Nixon states that it is known that extra cash will have to be stumped up to get Chris Wilder’s side back up to the top of the Championship, with a possibility for extra investors to join as they will not be able to fund it fully themselves.

However, it is said that a complete sale of Sheffield United can’t be ruled out, with a London-based legal firm consulted about what to do next and what value the club could fetch for both investment and a full-time cash-in.

When COH Sports took over the Bramall Lane outfit, their goal was to sign some of the world’s leading young talents and use that as to both achieve success domestically whilst supporting the club financially due to the profit these players would make them.

Bulgaria has been a focus point, with the likes of Ehije Ukaki, Mihail Polendakov and Christian Nwachukwu all arriving from clubs in that part of the world, but none of that particular trio have done anything so far for the Blades.

Chris Wilder’s preference for proven, more experienced operators has also reportedly sparked major doubts among the club’s ownership plans when it comes to developing young players, and it could mean a complete re-shuffle of plans - or giving up the club entirely so soon after purchasing.

Sheffield United's owners have multiple reasons for wanting to sell the club

Given that Sheffield United came so close to achieving promotion to the Premier League last term, it seems almost unthinkable that COH Sports are looking to sell the club just months later.

However, plenty has gone wrong for the Blades during that time.

Wilder was dismissed as manager following the play-off heartbreak, but was subsequently brought back once it appeared that replacement Ruben Selles wasn’t up to the task of leading the club forward.

A relegation scrap appears to be on the cards this season, which isn’t what anyone at Bramall Lane would’ve expected following the previous campaign’s performances.

Taken together with the move away from recruiting young talent, it does make sense that United’s owners may question whether they want to put more money into the club or cut their losses and pursue another project.