Sheffield United are exploring stunning U-turn to bring back Chris Wilder... just 87 DAYS after getting rid of him!

Sheffield United are exploring a sensational move to reappoint Chris Wilder after a nightmare start to the new season.

Wilder was sacked as Blades boss after losing to Sunderland in the play-off final. They finished the season with 90 points from 46 games despite having two deducted for missed transfer payments.

He was replaced by Ruben Selles whose team has started the season with six defeats out of six and have not scored a goal in their last four games.

They were thrashed 5-0 at Ipswich on Friday leaving them bottom of the Championship and fans in uproar and Daily Mail Sport understands the move for Wilder, first reported by Sheffield paper the Star, is a genuine possibility.

Wilder, 57, was born in South Yorkshire and raised as a Blades fan. He had two spells at Bramall Lane as a player and has already had two spells in charge as manager.

His status as a legend is secure after he led them from the depths of the third tier to finish ninth in the Premier League at the end of the 2019-20 season, but he was dismissed the following season as they slid towards relegation.

Stability at Bramall Lane has been undermined over recent years by changes in the boardroom with long-standing chairman Kevin McCabe losing a power struggle with co-owner Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad al Saud, who sold the club in December last year to an American consortium led by Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltouky.

Wilder was reappointed by Prince Abdullah and then sacked again by the American owners last summer after disagreements over the recruitment strategy, with the new board determined to press ahead with an AI-led format.

But it is understood the parting was amicable. No bridges burned but Wilder is expected to demand assurances that he would have the freedom to lead the club his way if he is to agree to yet another return.