Ex-Man United Star Timothy Fosu-Mensah Set for Return to Save Sheffield โUnited
Former โManchesterโค United defenderโ Timothy Fosu-Mensah is poised for a return to English football with Sheffield United, according to reports,โ as the club battles a โคdeepening crisis near โคthe bottomโข of the Premier League table. The 26-year-old, recently released by Bayer Leverkusen โmanager Xabiโ Alonso, is available on โคaโข free transfer andโฃ represents a potential immediate reinforcement for the struggling Blades.
Sheffieldโ United’s defensive vulnerabilities have been a key factor in โคtheir toughโข season,conceding a league-high 52 โgoals โขin 24 matches. โFosu-Mensah, capableโ of playing at both right-back and center-back, offers versatility and โexperience that manager Chrisโ Wilder โขdesperately needs โฃas he attempts โto navigate a challenging relegation โbattle. His arrival would provide much-needed competition for places and a potential boost to a squad lacking confidence.
Fosu-Mensah joined Manchester United’s academyโข inโค 2014 and made 26 senior โappearances for the club before moving to Leverkusen โin January 2021. While he โstruggled to secure consistent playing โtimeโค in Germany, completing just 1,050 minutes, he expressed aโข desireโ to play regularly, stating, “When you are 22, 23, or 24 years old you need to be playing.” He ultimately decided to leaveโข Leverkusen seeking โขmore minutes, aโ decision he felt โwas “the best decision in the endโ to go somewhere elseโ where I would get more minutes.”
Despite โinjury setbacks, Fosu-Mensah remains enterprising,โ previously stating his desire to “win more โฃtrophies” and “play at the highest level โขof the game.” โฃHeโ told World โขFootball Index lastโข year,”I have had a few spells out with injuryโ so I want to stay injury free in order to play and perform at the highest level.” Aโ move to Sheffield United would offer him the possibility โคto reignite his career and prove his worthโ in the Premier League.