Billy Sharp had an almighty brief spell with Leeds United back in the 2014-15 Championship campaign, but he could come back to haunt the Elland Road outfit.
The forward joined The Whites in the summer of 2014 from Southampton following numerous loan spells away from the Premier League club.
Brought to the club by Dave Hockaday for a fee thought to be around £270,000, per Transfermarkt, things could not have been any better for the native Yorkshireman.
Sharp found the back of the net on his debut in front of a home crowd when he scored the only goal of the game against Middlesbrough in a 1-0 win.
However, the goals did not come too often for him, with the journeyman forward having netted just four more times in his 35 appearances for the club over the course of the season.
Leeds then decided to sell him to Sheffield United, the club where everything started for Sharp, for a fee thought to be in the region of £635,000, per Transfermarkt.
And, four season’s later, that move could end up costing The Whites dearly as they continue their chase for promotion to the Premier League.
Although Sharp originally joined The Blades in League One, he quickly rediscovered his goalscoring ability and has not looked back since.
In his first campaign with his boyhood club, he hit 21 goals in his 48 appearances, before netting 30 in 49 matches the following season to win promotion to the Championship.
In their first year back in England’s second tier, Sharp hit 14 goals in his 37 appearances, however, this season has seen him go from strength-to-strength.
The 33-year-old, who is the club’s captain and is valued at £900,000, per Transfermarkt, has smashed that total with 23 for the campaign already and has been a huge reason as to why Chris Wilder’s side are challenging for promotion to the Premier League.
With Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds currently fighting it out for a promotion spot with the likes of Norwich City, a recent run of indifferent form could see Sharp and Sheffield United turn their current season into a nightmare finish.
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