Huddersfield Town identify Barnsley boss as long-term Neil Warnock replacement

With Warnock’s contract at Huddersfield set to expire at the end of the season, the club have already lined up a potential replacement.

Huddersfield Town have identified Barnsley head coach Michael Duff as a potential long-term successor for Neil Warnock, according to a Patreon report from journalist Alan Nixon.

It is understood that Huddersfield’s prospective new owner Kevin M Nagle has been a fan of Duff’s work at Barnsley.

The Terriers’ chances of appointing Duff will be boosted if they are either participating in the same division as the Reds, or at a higher level next season.

The fate of these two sides in terms of the leagues that they will be playing in later this year remain in the balance.

Huddersfield climbed out of the Championship relegation zone on Friday thanks to their 3-2 victory over Watford and will now be looking to retain their place in this division by securing some more positive results in the coming weeks.

As for Barnsley, they will be hoping to achieve promotion to the second-tier with Duff at the helm.

Due to their recent defeats to Exeter City and Burton Albion, the Reds are now six points adrift of the top-two in League One and thus may have to settle for a place in the play-offs next month.