Prince puzzle puts Blades in the dark

CLARITY? Chris Wilder must be joking. When it comes to Prince Abdullah, smoke, mirrors and stony silence are the only guarantees.

The Sheffield United boss wants to know when the club will be sold, how much money he'll have to spend in January and who will hold the purse strings.

"I believe we need clarity and I like to think we're coming up to that point now, one way or the other," said the 57-year-old, whose side are contesting top spot in the Championship.

He might as well ask the CIA to release the Roswell files, and explain the assassination of JFK while he's there.

Don't bother asking Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy, either.

The American investors, whose long-mooted takeover has been cleared by the EFL, are also at a loss to understand why Abdullah won't get a move on and sell the club.

Is he going to move the goal-posts? With the Premier League now in reach, is he stalling to command a higher price? Frankly, it's anyone's guess.

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