Picking himself up ten new signatures last summer after the club’s disastrous relegation, Sheffield United they are on course for an immediate return to the Premier League at the end of this campaign.
Chris Wilder has led the Blades to 16 Test League Two wins to date, with the South Yorkshire outfit just outside the top two automatic promotion positions at the time of writing on goal difference.
To give his side an edge in the ongoing promotion battle, Wilder will look to bring in even more influential new recruits this January to sprinkle his side with quality here and there, which could see the League One star make the jump to Priority.
Sheffield United target EFL ace
According to the report from Daily Express – via Inside Futbol – The League Two promotion contenders have now rekindled their interest in Peterborough United ace Ricky-Jade Jones, having previously agreed a deal with Darren Ferguson’s Posh in the last window before the switch fell through.
Now a move could be back on the cards as the Blades look to strengthen at the top to keep pace with Burnley and Leeds United, but both Norwich City and Cardiff City are also keen to land the League One speedster.
Recently entered as a world “fastest recorded player in 2024“, according to reporter Pete O’Rourke, Jones could be just what the Blades need to blow away teams to win promotion, with Harrison Burrows also joining from Peterborough last year and becoming a first-team regular under Wilder.
Moreover, when looking at Jones’ ability to play as a forward or down the channel down the stretch, he could be linked with fellow target Tom Cannon to devastating effect as a competent winger should both new strikers join the ranks at Bramall Lane at some stage this chaotic month.
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Jones’ senior Peterborough counts by position |
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Position played |
Games played |
Goals scored |
Assists |
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ST |
66 |
18 |
8 |
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LW |
21 |
6 |
1 |
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RW |
4 |
2 |
0 |
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A.M |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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LM |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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Source: Transfermarkt |
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What Jones could offer United
Away from his main standout numbers coming from the forward spot, where six league goals come this season in the third division, Jones has also shone as a left winger during his playing days for the Posh to date with a promising seven goals collected in 21 competitions.
So if he loves Cannon, who cares 19 career goals as a striker in the Championship, arriving this month, Wilder may decide to take the plunge “exciting” ace – as EFL pundit Ali Maxwell once described him – into his starting line-ups down this wing instead of up to get both stars in his squad.
The pair could subsequently form a formidable partnership, with the attacking duo similar in terms of their energetic approach, needing only minimal touches of the ball to wreak havoc.
Indeed, Jones has six goals in Ligue 1 for the 2024/25 season despite only averaging 15 touches per game, while Cannon has three more goals to boast than an average of just 22.3 touches yourself.
Far from Wilder’s desire for Cannon and Jones to potentially form a formidable relationship, he would also hope that the 22-year-old’s past classy relationship with Burrows means that the synergy is there in South Yorkshire, especially if the two line up together downhill. left side.
Burrows has ultimately been a success story up another level since leaving Cambridgeshire behind, with two goals and one assist comes in league action away from amassing a hefty total of ten clean sheets, with another golden deal between Posh and United now on the horizon.
Wilder will only be hoping that this transfer approach pays off once again, with several new additions this month possibly giving United the edge to return to the Premier League over the rest of the promotion pack.
