Joe Rothwell

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Transfers​

Chris Wilder lands another Leeds United promotion hero at Sheffield United after Patrick Bamford success​

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  Kris Sanyal
• January 29, 2026

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has enjoyed success since convincing former Leeds striker Patrick Bamford to join the Blades on a

free transfer
in November.


Bamford left Leeds under acrimonious circumstances after Daniel Farke decided to push him out of the club’s pre-season plans, and he was forced to train with the Under-21s.

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The Whites eventually agreed to terminate his contract towards the end of the summer window, and the striker eventually joined Sheffield United in November on a free transfer.





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The striker has scored six times in 13 Championship appearances, and fuelled by that success story, Wilder is set to sign one more Leeds promotion hero in the coming days.

Joe Rothwell will join Sheffield United before the transfer deadline​

The veteran midfielder played a big role in Leeds earning promotion to the Premier League. He added depth and Championship experience to Farke’s squad.

However, Leeds decided agains turing his loan into a permanent deal, and he joined Glasgow giants Rangers in the summer window.

But the 31-year-old has had a torrid time at Rangers and has not played in a league game since October under new manager Danny Rohl.

Rangers have been keen to offload him in the winter window, and he is set to return to the Championship before the end of the transfer window.


According to journalist Michael Bleach, Sheffield United have agreed on a deal to sign the midfielder on a permanent deal from the Glasgow giants.


An agreement is in

place
, and Rothwell will soon complete the formalities of his transfer to Bramall Lane in the coming days.


Wilder has been keen to add more Championship experience to his squad, and in Rothwell, he is getting a proven midfielder at that level.

Rothwell would want to forget his nightmare at Rangers as soon as possible and hit the ground running again in the Championship.

Whats with all this L...s bollocks

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Well that's a new one on me and i live in Fuengirola

Then you will have heard of Los Boliches....its what we call Los Domestos

 

[Espania blade]

Never heard of that name before, I live twenty minutes walk from Los Boliches we often eat up there

 

[SUFC Guy]

Would be a good signing this one. Likes a good ping and looks quite quick across the floor.

 

[john Mathison]

Absolute pie in the sky!!!!!! What has happened to this so called list of player's???????? Quality not quantity, the truth is, the quality will not come to a side that MAY be in a relegation scrap as opposed to a promotion seeking outfit. This lies totally at the feet of the board, their utter stupidity with AI , has put us back several years. No parachute payments next year will require player sales just to survive. What is so annoying, we see sides like Hull, Oxford improving their first team quality, while we flounder in the mud!!!!

 

[SUFC Guy]

Absolute pie in the sky!!!!!! What has happened to this so called list of player's???????? Quality not quantity, the truth is, the quality will not come to a side that MAY be in a relegation scrap as opposed to a promotion seeking outfit. This lies totally at the feet of the board, their utter stupidity with AI , has put us back several years. No parachute payments next year will require player sales just to survive. What is so annoying, we see sides like Hull, Oxford improving their first team quality, while we flounder in the mud!!!!

You ok hun?

 

[Paris_Blade]

Has anyone other than Micky Dettol said we're signing him? I'm seeing people talk about him as if it were a done deal

 

[PrestwichBlade]

Absolute pie in the sky!!!!!! What has happened to this so called list of player's???????? Quality not quantity, the truth is, the quality will not come to a side that MAY be in a relegation scrap as opposed to a promotion seeking outfit. This lies totally at the feet of the board, their utter stupidity with AI , has put us back several years. No parachute payments next year will require player sales just to survive. What is so annoying, we see sides like Hull, Oxford improving their first team quality, while we flounder in the mud!!!!

Were you not on the email distribution group that contained the list? Came from Bettis...

 

[john Mathison]

You ok hun?

No, incredibly frustrated. Same every window, should be used to it by now!!!! lol

 

[jt64]

Ugggh, I'm not sure at 31 we should be buying him. Maybe a loan and option, even a obligation upon promotion, but I wouldn't buy him with the form he's (reportedly) been in up there.

What the hell is this post? Highlighting that someone is a) old and b) out of form as reasons as not to buy for the Championship, but would be perfectly be fine for wasting money on loaning him in, and then in the one in a thousand chance we get promoted, be forced to buy him for use in a league that is exponentially harder? Come on

 

[mattbianco1]

Were you not on the email distribution group that contained the list? Came from Bettis...

I got it, subject line was "January Sssssssssigningsssss"

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

Has anyone other than Micky Dettol said we're signing him? I'm seeing people talk about him as if it were a done deal

It’s just a proper Wilder signing isn’t it.

 

[FTPE]

What the hell is this post? Highlighting that someone is a) old and b) out of form as reasons as not to buy for the Championship, but would be perfectly be fine for wasting money on loaning him in, and then in the one in a thousand chance we get promoted, be forced to buy him for use in a league that is exponentially harder? Come on

Well yeah.
If we get promoted he's probably done really well. And the (what £2m) he's cost us would be a drop in the ocean for the money we'd receive upon promotion. I wouldn't WANT an obligation, I'd want an option, but if thats the only way to get him it makes more sense than forking out for him now and him carry on this bad run of form. I dont really understand why thats a unpopular opinion.
As for his age, I'd rather not give a player on the downside of his career a 3 year contract.

 

[bonobo]

He's a funny one Rothwell. Like a playmaker, but rather than pass the ball 20 yards to the next man, he dribbles it all the way. He was a terrific impact player off the bench for Leeds last season...., which in an ideal world is what he would do for us and then adds that extra body as a potential starter given the amount of injury doubts we have in midfield. If things go well, he could also be an obvious permanent signing for next season, given our likely budget post-parachute.

 

[Keen Blade]

Leeds fan mate of mine I saw tonight reckons Rothwell’s preferred choice is to come here in January. But we only want a loan, so Rangers holding out as they want a permanent sale.

They can stay wanting - I think he's a useful player but yet again there's no profit to be had from a fee - so loan him.

 

[ancientblade]

They can stay wanting - I think he's a useful player but yet again there's no profit to be had from a fee - so loan him.

depends how much wilder wants him and how much we are prepared to pay personally i rate him higher than just a useful player but only my opinion i think hes a very chris wilder type of signing

 

[LudlamBlade]

I got it, subject line was "January Sssssssssigningsssss"

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

We’re an absolute disgrace

 

[Brian Deane]

We’re an absolute disgrace

Tinpot

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Tinpot

Depends what he’s on surely. If it’s outside our wage structure he’d have to be some player to justify breaking it for him

 

[Houso]

With a fit/available set of players, I just don't see the need for him.

Obviously at the moment we're pretty bare bones, but if we have all players fit (I know big if given one back from a terrible injury, and another prone to pulling his hammy while sitting on the sofa), but we already have five good and very centre mids - and that's not including others who can fill in there.

Just wasted spend that could be invested in the summer or even on players like Cleary now for next season.

 

[Nedski]

Would be a good signing this one. Likes a good ping and looks quite quick across the floor.

I know we shouldn't trust a highlight reel.. but I like the look of him. But then again anyone that instinctively carries the ball forwards instead of passing sideways gets a yes from me.

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Depends what he’s on surely. If it’s outside our wage structure he’d have to be some player to justify breaking it for him

But why have we wasted all of January on him if his wages are an issue? It’s just so amateurish- which is no surprise

 

[Brian Deane]

Depends what he’s on surely. If it’s outside our wage structure he’d have to be some player to justify breaking it for him

We had a player that fitted that criteria and he fucked of to France.
I think it's well known that we don't perhaps pay the going rate.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

We can't compete financially with Wrexham and they're well ahead on the field this season too.
Although historically they're not a big club, there's a good chance they're going to be a PL club before long.

It looks like we might be best off keeping our hands in our pockets this January and re-evaluating in the Summer.

 

[UddersBlade]

We can't compete financially with Wrexham and they're well ahead on the field this season too.
Although historically they're not a big club, there's a good chance they're going to be a PL club before long.

It looks like we might be best off keeping our hands in our pockets this January and re-evaluating in the Summer.

Agreed - sadly we’d better get used to it with our parachute money gone we simply cannot compete with Wrexham

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Agreed - sadly we’d better get used to it with our parachute money gone we simply cannot compete with Wrexham

One of us is bidding £20m for players and issuing a single share for £50m, whilst the other is taking our mortgages against the club's assets and signing Tahith Chong...

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

We can't compete financially with Wrexham and they're well ahead on the field this season too.
Although historically they're not a big club, there's a good chance they're going to be a PL club before long.

It looks like we might be best off keeping our hands in our pockets this January and re-evaluating in the Summer.

It’s not about Wrexham. It’s the fact we’ve been after him for so long despite the fact his wages are a hinderance? Why bother? Just seems ridiculous.

 

[Champagneblade]

With a fit/available set of players, I just don't see the need for him.

Just need to invest in a carbon freeze chamber for Tom Davies.

You know, the same one they use for Michael Buble when it’s Christmas!

 

[TJ blade]

We can't compete financially with Wrexham and they're well ahead on the field this season too.
Although historically they're not a big club, there's a good chance they're going to be a PL club before long.

It looks like we might be best off keeping our hands in our pockets this January and re-evaluating in the Summer.

It's making wilders statement earlier in December " we're well down the line regarding transfers in the January window " look a load of bolloxs