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According to reports in the Sheffield Star, Sheffield United are interested in bringing Sam Gallagher to Bramall Lane this summer.
The Blades attempted to make a move for him last year, but their approach was knocked back by Southampton. Now the Saints have said the striker is free to go.
New striker
The Southampton man may not be the best addition to the Blades front line next season. Gallagher has played the majority of his senior football in the Championship where he hasn’t pulled up any trees.
He has scored just six goals for Birmingham in the 2017/18 season, and he netted 11 goals for Blackburn Rovers the term prior to that.
Those returns aren’t too bad for a Championship club, but the Yorkshire outfit have just been promoted to the top flight.
They already have two strikers who can score plenty in the second tier, and it’s a tough sell to say that Gallagher would be better than either Billy Sharp or David McGoldrick.
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Change of personnel
The strikers that Sheffield United have shown interest in recently may be indicative of a change of tactic for Chris Wilder.
They have been linked with target men such as Gallagher, Gary Madine and Lee Gregory, but they have also been sniffing around poachers such as Oliver McBurnie, Neal Maupay and Britt Assombalonga.
The Blades look likely to bring in two strikers this window, and with that, there looks to be a change in tactic and personnel.
The aforementioned pair have been the preferred partnership this season, but neither man fits that target man mould that Chris Wilder is seemingly looking for.
Wilder has been brought this far by his tried and trusted partnership of Sharp and McGoldrick, but it seems that he isn’t going to give them a starting role in the Premier League if he manages to get the signings he wants.
