Sheffield United transfer decision imminent on former Birmingham City, Ipswich and QPR star


Sheffield United are set to make a decision over the future of Andre Dozzell over the coming days.
Dozzell has been on trial with the Blades after leaving QPR on a free transfer this summer. The centre midfielder spent the final five months of his contract with the Hoops on loan at Birmingham City, but he fell out of favour.
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Hide AdIn search of a new club, the former Ipswich Town youngster has been trialling with Sheffield United, who might consider signing him to help improve their squad depth. At 25, most of his career has spent in the Championship with 126 games
"He's got offers from other clubs but any opposition that he's played against, he's impressed," said Wilder to The Star.
“He's impressed us with his attitude, and he suits the way we play. He knits it together in the middle of the park and is a very technical player.
"He's had a career really based in the Championship so he's one that we're talking about. We wouldn't bring players in just to fill in slots for pre-season.
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Hide Ad“It's a position that we feel we might need to fill, especially with Gus Hamer playing out on the left or Callum O’Hare playing left and Gus playing 10. Tom Davies has a few issues with his injuries as well, so we need numbers in all positions and competition. So we'll see what happens in the next two or three days on that one.”
He was signed by Tony Mowbray, and started off well, getting a goal in a 1-0 win against Blackburn Rovers, but fell out of favour when Gary Rowett took charge.
The 25-year-old played just 36 minutes after Rowett's arrival, and did not play in their final six games of the season. Dozzell was absent from the match day squad for their final three games of the campaign. A return to St Andrew's hasn't been spoken about and instead Birmingham pursued a move for Marc Leonard.
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