Eight Huddersfield Town players facing big summer with new manager, contracts and injuries

Danny Ward and Josh Koroma – For different reasons from the rest of the players on this list, for the most part, with both of their futures still somewhat up in the air as it stands. The pair have each been offered new deals but that’s no guarantee as to whether either or both of them will stay.

If they do sign, though, then Ward has a full summer to get back up to full fitness having pushed through an injury or two to come in and play a huge part for Neil Warnock, while Koroma will need a good summer to ensure he maintains the levels he hit in the second half of the season and avoid another regression in his rather hot-and-cold career.

Sorba Thomas – The winger was exiled from the John Smith’s Stadium having fallen out of favour under Mark Fotheringham, then found himself benched again at Blackburn Rovers after a dim assessment of his performance in training by Jon Dahl Tomasson.

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This summer is the first substantial break Thomas has had in an almost non-stop couple of years: last season finished late because of Town’s progress to the play-off final, but it still wasn’t over for the Welsh international as he immediately set off to represent his country, as he has over every international break including the World Cup.

A bit of R&R could do Thomas the world of good before he returns to try and ensure he doesn’t find himself out of the next Town manager’s plans – assuming he doesn’t attract an irresistible transfer bid.

Kian Harratt (and the rest of Huddersfield Town’s young strikers) – Harratt’s memorable first goal for the club away to Watford led Warnock to declare: “It’s going to be a big season for him next season. He’s got to try and establish himself as a regular member of the squad, and I would imagine with a number of players coming in it will be a difficult job for some of the lads. But there’s no reason why he doesn’t: he’s got everything going for him.”

Even if Ward stays, there is an opportunity for any one of Harratt, Tyreece Simpson, Kieran Phillips or Kyle Hudlin to force their way ahead of Jordan Rhodes and perhaps even Ward himself in the pecking order for places. Grabbing a few goals in pre-season friendlies wouldn’t do any of them any harm.