Sheffield United target Ricky Holmes has signed a new contract with Charlton so now they should rekindle their interest in Celtic’s Gary Mackay-Steven.
Sheffield United were dealt a blow in the transfer market when it was announced that top target Ricky Holmes had signed a new three-year contract with current club Charlton Athletic.
The Sheffield Star reported that the Blades had previously had two bids for Holmes rejected by the Addicks, but remained confident of pushing a deal through before the 30-year-old put pen to paper on a new deal at the Valley.
Charlton Athletic’s Ricky Holmes celebrates scoring their third goal
Now manager Chris Wilder needs to focus his attention in recruitment elsewhere and perhaps this should lead the United boss back to a former target in Celtic’s Gary Mackay-Steven.
The Sheffield Star claimed last month that the Yorkshire club had held informal discussions with the Bhoys after discovering that Mackay-Steven was available and it was believed that it would cost between £500,000 and £750,000 to sign the winger – who operates in similar positions to Holmes.
However, according to the BBC, Aberdeen have now made the 26-year-old their top target, but there is no sign of an imminent deal with the two Scottish clubs failing to agree on the forward’s valuation.
That could leave a window of opportunity for the Blades to rekindle their interest in Mackay-Steven and swoop in to sign the Scotland international – softening the blow of missing out on Holmes in the process.
Gary Mackay Steven celebrates after scoring the second goal for Celtic
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