Chris Wilder: Sheffield United to sack manager with Ruben Selles set to take over at Bramall Lane

12 June 2025, 10:22 | Updated: 18 June 2025, 10:59

Chris Wilder will be sacked by Sheffield United in the next few days, Sky Sports News has been told, following a review of last season when the Blades missed out on promotion to the Premier League after defeat in the play-off final.

An agreement is understood to be close for Ruben Selles to succeed Wilder at Bramall Lane following talks with the former Hull City manager.

Selles, who was sacked by the Tigers despite keeping them in the Championship, had previously been the manager of Reading and was interim boss at Southampton. The Spanish coach also beat Wilder's Blades 3-0 at Bramall Lane with Hull back in January.

Sheffield United earned 90 points last season - a total which would have equalled their club record but for a two-point deduction imposed by the EFL - and that tally would have been enough to go up automatically in eight of the last 10 seasons.

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