Sheff Utd release FOUR first-team stars after Premier League promotion including legendary striker

SHEFFIELD UNITED have released FOUR first-team players ahead of their return to the Premier League.

The Blades finished second in the Championship, ten points behind winners Burnley.

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It secured them promotion back to the top-flight after two seasons away.

But they will come back to the Premier League with some familar faces absent after a squad clearout.

Club legend and captain Billy Sharp – who scored 129 goals in red and white – departs after eight years in Sheffield.

Jack O’Connell, Enda Stevens and Kyron Gordon are also among those to go.

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