{"id":557173,"date":"2020-07-08T06:44:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T10:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=557173"},"modified":"2020-07-08T06:44:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T10:44:25","slug":"sheffield-united-boss-chris-wilder-wanted-to-sign-wolverhampton-wanderers-captain-conor-coady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/08\/sheffield-united-boss-chris-wilder-wanted-to-sign-wolverhampton-wanderers-captain-conor-coady\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United Boss Chris Wilder Wanted to Sign Wolverhampton Wanderers Captain Conor Coady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/sheffield-united-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sheffield United<\/a> manager Chris Wilder has revealed he tried to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/wolves-club-analysis-news-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a> captain <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2928dca2\/Conor-Coady\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conor Coady.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After achieving promotion to the Championship during his first season in charge, Wilder made a move for the defender in the summer of 2017 \u2013 shortly after Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s appointment as Wolves manager.<\/p>\n<h2>Chris Wilder Wanted to Sign Defender Conor Coady<\/h2>\n<h3>High Praise<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11683\/12023002\/conor-coady-sheffield-united-boss-chris-wilder-tried-to-sign-wolves-captain\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a> ahead of tonight\u2019s clash at Bramall Lane, Wilder admitted he made an offer for Coady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are well led by their skipper, someone who I really admire and tried to bring to Bramall Lane,\u201d said Wilder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried to get him at the time Nuno landed and we were hoping he would try to sign a Portuguese centre half, as they are the players who he knows well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the boy from Liverpool, he carries himself so well and is a great captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A Former Blade<\/h3>\n<p>Coady previously played at Bramall Lane in 2013\/14 having been signed on loan by Wilder\u2019s predecessor David Weir. Playing predominantly as a midfielder, the youngster scored five goals in 39 appearances to help the Blades to seventh position in League One.<\/p>\n<p>He was sold by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> in summer 2014, joining Championship side <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/huddersfield-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huddersfield Town<\/a> before signing for Wolves for \u00a32 million a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Following two mid-table finishes, Espirito Santo was brought in in July 2017 and transformed both club and player.<\/p>\n<p>Converted to a centre-back-sweeper, Coady was instrumental in Wolves\u2019 2017\/18 Championship title charge, missing just one match all season and lifting the trophy as club captain in Danny Batth&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n<p>In the Premier League, the Liverpudlian\u2019s stock has continued to rise. Ever-present since Wolves\u2019 return to the top-flight, Coady\u2019s side sit sixth in the table \u2013 three points off a probable Champions League berth \u2013 and face Olympiacos in the last 16 of the Europa League in early August.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United face Wolves at Bramall Lane tonight, kick-off 18:00.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"QQbg_sFRRSN_VEyYtURNNA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1204536454\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QQbg_sFRRSN_VEyYtURNNA',sig:'au4LCyL4d4J6QFrV1GgXtmL7SM9PvBY_zDHKHy10jMU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1204536454',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has revealed he tried to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Conor Coady. After achieving promotion to the Championship during his first season in charge, Wilder made a move for the defender in the summer of 2017 \u2013 shortly after Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s appointment as Wolves manager. 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