Gossip: Blades to miss out on striker, target another

Sheffield United could miss out on re-signing Ben Brereton-Diaz from Southampton to aid their promotion push, with Sunderland said to be leading the race for the striker's signing ahead of the Blades and Blackburn. (Sheffield Star)

Stoke could lose loan striker Tom Cannon this week, if Leicester decide to recall him and send him elsewhere, with Sheffield United, Sunderland, Luton and Sheffield Wednesday all monitoring the 22-year-old Irish forward. (Leicester Mercury)

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