"A strange one" - Rotherham United urged to take Jordan Hugill transfer action | OneFootball

FLW's Rotherham fan pundit has given his verdict on Jordan Hugill's future at the club after an underwhelming League One campaign

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Jordan Hugill endured an underwhelming campaign with Rotherham United as the team came 13th in the League One table.

The Millers were hoping that they could compete for promotion straight back to the Championship this season.

However, they were unable to put together a consistent run of form, and this ultimately led to Matt Hamshaw returning as manager in April.

The 43-year-old will now go into the summer with a lot of decisions to make about the current Rotherham squad.

Jordan Hugill transfer claim made

When asked whether the club should keep or cash in on Hugill, FLW’s Rotherham fan pundit Tom Eyre claimed that a sale would be the right next step, if they could find a potential buyer.

He noted the forward’s wages as being a major issue, especially as his output doesn’t warrant his status as one of their best paid players.

“Jordan Hugill is a strange one because sometimes he looks unplayable in League One, and his goal record clearly doesn’t show that but if you watch him you’d know that sometimes he looks like a real handful,” Eyre told Football League World.

“Definitely off the bench I’d play him, but there are other times where you’re playing with 10 men essentially.

“It’s not his fault, really, it’s the way we play, so it depends on how Hamshaw wants to use him in the system and if Hamshaw can get the best out of him.

“But personally, I’d look to offload him just on wages alone.

“He takes up quite a bit of our wage budget, so it’d be tough to say no if a club came in for him because what he offers, and what we pay, the return just isn’t there.”

Rotherham finished 13th in the League One table, with Hugill scoring just once from 28 appearances in the division this season.

Hugill not doing enough to justify keeping

Hugill is a very experienced forward, and having that in the squad can be useful.

But being one of the best paid players at the club requires him to be playing every week and scoring consistently for it to be worth it.

Given his lack of game time last season, and the fact he scored just once, a permanent departure this summer would make the most sense for Rotherham.

However, finding a club willing to buy him could be difficult given his struggles last season.