Chris Wilder made it clear before the summer even began that there was a possibility players would leave Sheffield United in the transfer window.
The loss of parachute payments made it inevitable. Plus, an argument could be made that a little bit of a refresh wouldn't be a bad thing, to give a shot in the arm to United's hopes of once again competing for promotion.
However, if Callum O'Hare departs, it'll be too much.
There's a bid in from Wrexham. It sounds like a decent offer. Given the widely known off-the-pitch issues at Bramall Lane, it won't be a shock if it's accepted.
Losing O'Hare, Gus Hamer and last season's players' player of the year Andre Brooks would feel like a step too far. It would undermine a good couple of bits of business — seeing Hamza Choudhury and Ben Brereton Diaz return to the club. Any momentum they brought would be lost.
Three key creators would be gone. Who would be producing the opportunities for the forwards? It would place a ton of responsibility on Tahith Chong, currently nursing an injury, and young loanee Romelle Donovan.
We've still had nothing from the club's owners to explain the situation regarding the money allegedly owed to Prince Abdullah's United World.
Selling another player at the end of the window typically would warrant a comment, let alone the gaping void of communication relating to what feels like a fairly serious matter.
United would be left scrambling to find a replacement, probably on a loan or a free. That's the market they're in.
These aren't the actions of a club fully focused on a central goal of promotion. They're the actions of an ownership group struggling to provide a vision for what they actually want to achieve. So much so, you begin to wonder how much longer they even want to be here.
We've tried contacting the owners and had silence in return.
It's about time they explained what's going on.
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