This revelation comes from Pete O’Rourke’s report for Football Insider, which claims that the newly-relegated Terries have seen their £750,000 bid accepted by Charlton.
There has finally been a breakthrough in talks today, with Huddersfield now set to secure a deal for May.
It’s believed that personal terms still need to be ironed out between Huddersfield and May, who scored an impressive 27 goals from 50 appearances across all competitions for Charlton in the 2023/24 season after arriving from Cheltenham Town.
Conversly, Addicks reporter Rich Cawley has suggested that a fee has not been agreed just yet for the services of May, but it seems only a matter of time before the striker heads to West Yorkshire.
Huddersfield Town poised to sign Charlton Athletic striker Alfie May
The advancement in negotiations serves as a boost to Huddersfiel’s promotion hopes, which they will be vying to realise at the first time of asking following relegation from the Championship alongside Rotherham United and Birmingham City at the end of last season.
Huddersfield will benefit from having such prestigious third-tier experience going forward, even though they do have a stable of strikers you would fancy to be among the goals in League One. Veteran Danny Ward, who has frequently served as an impact substitute throughout his career, will also be expected to contribute, as will Rhys Healey should he stay with the club. Bojan Radulovic, who hasn’t exactly started strong for Town since joining in January, could very well translate his potent goal-scoring ability—18 goals in 25 Veikkausliiga games and five out of seven in the Europa Conference League with HJK speaks volumes—into the division.
Make no mistake about it, though, the signing of May represents a serious marker of intent from new boss Michael Duff.
Charlton Athletic supporters will be frustrated by Huddersfield Town’s Alfie May fee
In stark contrast, the feeling will be considerably different in South London.
May is 30 now, but Charlton fans will nonetheless feel rightly aggrieved to have lost a player who guarantees 20 goals or more at this level for under £1 million, particularly to a divisional rival.
That will naturally create a sense of pressure for Charlton to source an adequate replacement, who will inevitably have big boots to fill at the Valley.
With Nathan Jones looking to inspire Charlton further up the table after helping them secure mid-table stability last term, it’s a real blow that does undermine their designs of competing at the right end of this league.
It also means a critical season for potential teenage attacker Miles Leaburn, who had an injury-plagued season and hasn’t booted a ball in anger since November, given Charlton’s lack of other attacking alternatives.
The 20-year-old will undoubtedly have an obligation to replace all the goals that have been removed from the team, so Charlton supporters will understand not to anticipate a May-like impact from him just yet.
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