The Premier League will be welcoming a whole lot more Irishmen next season with the promotion of Sheffield United.
Four Republic of Ireland internationals - Enda Stevens, David McGoldrick, John Egan and the on-loan Scott Hogan - were key players for the Blades in their brilliant promotion season.
Hogan may return to Villa when the season ends but Stevens and Egan are both signed up until 2020 and 2022 respectively, while David McGoldrick signed a new contract until 2021 earlier this year, so the trio will be heading to the top tier in English football.
And it's not just the famous quartet that could benefit, as a number of Irish players are on the books at the club, currently out on loan.
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Former Under-21 international Samir Carruthers will return to the club from Oxford United at the end of May, while youngsters Stephen Mallon and Jason Doherty are on loan until later in the year with Central Coast Mariners and the Tampa Bay Rowdies until their respective seasons end.
There are currently 14 Republic of Ireland players involved in the league, but that number now seems set to rise with United's promotion.
And there may be some good news for Northern Ireland fans as well, with Daniel Lafferty set to return from loan at the end of the season as well.
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