Exclusive: Sheffield United sanction transfer exit for homegrown starlet as rivals make move after breakthrough season

Sheffield United are on the verge of their first depature of the summer transfer window, The Star understands, as Andre Brooks nears a move away from his boyhood club. The winger was a key part of United’s set-up last season and earned his first call-up to the Jamaica international set-up as well.

The Blades turned down a bid for him in January but the interest didn’t go away and the 22-year-old is now closing in on a departure. He was previously of interest to Club Brugge but this latest offer is understood to have come from one of United’s Championship rivals, Norwich City.

The Canaries have cash after selling Josh Sargent and have made a big offer for Brooks which, with add-ons, could net the Blades an eight-figure fee. The Shirecliffe graduate has two years left on his deal and United elected to sell now rather than risk a cut-price deal in a year’s time when he entered his final year.

The understanding is that United have targets lined up to replace the winger, but whether any incomings are imminent is currently unknown.

Speaking earlier this summer after being named the young player of the year for the entire region at The Star Football Awards, Brooks said of the speculation “To be honest, I don’t really think about that stuff.

“I just concentrate on the day-to-day and do my job, on the pitch. I’m a Sheffield United player and that’s all I’m thinking about right now.”