Sheffield United boss details transfer pitch to Crystal Palace’s Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Chris Wilder says he used Bramall Lane in his transfer pitch to Crystal Palace youngster Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.

The 21-year-old made his first home Championship start for the Blades in their 1-0 win over Watford on Sunday.

Rak-Sakyi played a role in the only goal of the game as Chris Wilder’s side claimed their second win over the campaign.

Leeds, Norwich, Burnley, Anderlecht and Lyon were all teams who wanted to sign Rak-Sakyi this summer.

“In our pitch, I said how important Bramall Lane was,” Wilder said. 

“There were two £15m bids for him and three-quarters of the Championship sides in for him as well. Part of the pitch was him feeling what he felt today. 

“He [Rak-Sakyi] is going to be a player. There were two big bids for him to Crystal Palace, one out of our division and one out of the Premier League. 

“We beat off a whole host of Championship clubs. All the players wanted to come here. And if I was a player, I’d want to come here on days like today as well.”