Revealed: The amount Sheffield United paid up front for Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster

Wilder broke United's transfer record once again before the international break, when he sanctioned a £23m move for the England U21 striker Brewster.

But, speaking after watching the former Chelsea and Liverpool youngster make his Blades debut against Fulham on Sunday afternoon, Wilder moved to clarify how that deal is structured.

"It was £20million and £3million add-ons, so let's get that right," he said.

"Because that's been bandied about and £3million is quite a lot of money from our point of view."

Brewster made his Blades bow after coming off the bench, but it was skipper Billy Sharp - 14 years his senior - that earned United a share of the spoils from the penalty spot.

"Rhian's coming into the football club to make us better. We're delighted that he has come, and Billy knows that," Wilder added.

"We've got some good players at the top of the pitch and Billy's one of them. He keeps going, he's delighted that he's part of it and I am too. He adds to the group and it's the evolution of what we have to do at the football club.

"We brought Max Lowe and Jayden Bogle in and Ethan Ampadu has come in on loan. We've got Aaron Ramsdale, the England U21 goalkeeper, and Rhian Brewster has played for the U21s too.

"We're not in a situation where we can go and spend £400million on defenders.

"That's the competition we're in. It's relentless and that's what seems to happen not just to the top teams, right the way through. "We're still building. I can't go and deals in those figures so we have to go a different way, with the likes of Ramsdale and Brewster and the boys I've mentioned, with a sprinkle of Billy now and again.

"And I'm delighted we can do that."

Brewster could be in line for a full Blades debut this weekend, when his new club takes on his old one at Anfield.

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