Billy Sharp reveals whether he wants to stay at Sheffield United or leave in January, amidst interest from Celtic, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest

The legendary United striker has struggled for game time since United were promoted to the Premier League, but is determined to stay and force his way into Wilder's first-team plans.

A host of clubs – reportedly including Celtic, his old club Leeds and Midlands rivals Forest and Derby County – admire the striker, and Wilder admits enquiries about Sharp’s future have been made.

But, speaking today ahead of United's trip to Arsenal on Saturday, Wilder revealed another club had made a recent enquiry about Sharp's availability.

Asked if Sharp had given any indication about where he felt his future would lie, Wilder admitted: “If he had, then something would have happened.

“The message from him is that he wants to stay.

“But you can never say never. If he gets offered a three-year-deal somewhere and decides he has to take it, we’ll facilitate that.

“But no-one has done that just yet. There’s always a way to get to Bill through the back door, that’s the way football works, but he’s been up front with me and I’ve been up front with him.”