The former club of rapist footballer Ched Evans
is split over whether the £3million striker
should be re-signed, it has been claimed this
morning.
Sheffield United last week denied rumours the
striker was set to be offered a new two-year
contract worth £500,000 following his release
from prison - but admitted they were
continuing to 'deliberate' on a decision.
But this morning it has been reported that the
club's board are split over whether to let the
disgraced Welsh striker play for them again.
The 25-year-old left Wymott Prison last Friday
having served half of a five-year sentence.
He has maintained his innocence despite
being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old
woman in his home town of Rhyl, North Wales,
insisting it was ‘consensual and not rape’. The Sun quotes a source as saying: 'Club
bosses seem to think having Ched back is the
right thing. They want to help rehabilitate him.
'But some of the board are still uneasy. They
could still be a few weeks away from making
public their decision.'
The newspaper reports that the club have
declined to comment further. Earlier this week it was reported that an online
petition against Evans returning to Sheffield
United had gained more than 150,000
signatures. Evans broke his silence for the first time on
Wednesday to apologise to his girlfriend
Natasha Massey, 25. But he said he was 'determined to continue to
fight to clear my name' and has now
submitted his case to the Criminal Cases
Review Commission.
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