Alan Nixon has claimed that Sheffield United won’t let Sheffield United leave Bramall Lane unless he is replaced.

What did he say?

The 27-year-old was not even included on the bench by Chris Wilder for the game against Arsenal on Saturday – his namesake Kieron Freeman did manage to take his place as a substitute, however.

Though, the suggestion from Nixon is that this does not hold any bearing on the 27-year-old’s future at Sheffield United.

That is because they will not be letting the midfielder leave the club unless somebody is brought in to play in the same position.

Severe lack of game time

Freeman was the Blades’ first signing after getting back into the Premier League, in a deal that was a club record at the time, as reported by BBC Sport.

However, the move’s prestige has not been replicated in the amount of game time that he has received in the red and white stripes.

The club’s number 8 has made just three starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League this campaign, totalling a measly 322 minutes on the pitch.

It says a lot about the midfielder’s status at the club that he has made an equal number of starts in the cup, indicating that this is the main way for Freeman to get himself onto the pitch.

This latest omission from the squad means that he hasn’t even made it onto the bench in any of Sheffield United’s league games in 2020.

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It seems as though he will have to remain patient though, with a move away from Bramall Lane being out of the question until an acquisition is made.

Meanwhile, Chris Wilder has opened up about a Sheffield United cult hero.