After his weakness Sheffield United The team lost 1-0 to Cardiff City in the FA Cup and it is clear that Chris Wilder's main priority as Shield coach is to win promotion from the top flight. championship.
The South Yorkshire outfit will not want to overstay their welcome in the Second Division, with their recent relegation masters taking the leap to the Premier League when looking to their not-so-distant past, having successfully ascended to the promised land at the conclusion of the 2018/19 and 2022/23 seasons.
Wilder will be hoping there is a third time on the horizon very soon, with a new striker now in mind for January to push his side into the automatic promotion reckoning.
Sheffield United enters the race for the best striker in the English Premier League
According to what the football journalist said Alan NixonAutomatic promotion candidates are now in the running to try and select Tom Cannon, with… A break condition has been reported In the current Stoke City loan deal.
With Mark Robins' men also recalling striker Nathan Lowe from his loan spell at Walsall, the Potters may have to offload the 22-year-old stalwart at some point this window, with the likes of Sunderland also roaming alongside the Blades.
What can Tom Cannon offer Sheffield United?
The former Preston North End man being linked with a move to Bramall Lane could mean Wilder's men are considering alternatives to Ben Brereton Diaz. Chile International He has been linked to a running back For his former employers but it could be argued that Cannon would be an upgrade for the wrong striker.
Indeed, signing Cannon over the Blackcats could also give the Blades the edge in any upward race to follow, with potential United team-mates licking their lips at the prospect of being linked with such a clinical goalscorer.
After all, you can't come across the kind of goalscoring that Cannon is producing at Stoke at the moment, as the Republic of Ireland are reaching the level of… 11 goals now in all competitionswhich included that dramatic late winner at the end of December.
Conversely, while the 22-year-old was setting the Championship on fire, Brereton Diaz was extremely low on confidence while playing in the league above for Southampton, having just achieved Four starts For humble employers in the Premier League.
He didn't even break his Saints duck with the bumper £7 million was distributed to the south coast side Last year seems like a huge waste of money now.
There is no guarantee that Brereton-Diaz will be able to get back into action when the level is cut either, even if he has previously achieved senior form. 53 goals On the level.
Whereas in Cannon, you have a striker who is the flavor of the month and continues to play at the peak of his powers, having been labeled as a striker “crazy” Journalist Pete Smith finished earlier in the season when he scored an astonishing four goals in one game for the Potters.
He could take his game to another level in the Blades side by playing alongside Callum O'Hare, who is fitting easily into his new environment this season in Sheffield as a creative threat after waving goodbye to Coventry City.
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O'Hare's G/A numbers in the tournament |
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season |
Games played |
Goals were scored |
Helps |
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24/25 |
26 |
2 |
5 |
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23/24 |
31 |
6 |
3 |
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22/23 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
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21/22 |
45 |
5 |
8 |
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20/21 |
46 |
3 |
8 |
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Its source Transfer market |
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Overall, the enigmatic attacking midfielder scored the goals 16 goals and 28 assists Playing in the second tier so far, Cannon's goals against numbers have probably gone up while playing alongside exceptional talents like O'Hare week after week.
While the Blades already have Kieffer Moore and Tyrese Campbell up front for a call-up, Cannon will be able to give the promotion hopefuls something new and exciting and could prove to be the difference-maker that takes them back to the top flight.
