It’s no secret that Sean Dyche is keen on bringing in another forward threat in the January window, even though Dominic Calvert-Lewin appears to be over his injury woes.
The England star is currently enjoying an injury-free run in the side but is still finding goals hard to come by.
To that aim, Dyche wants additional competition in his frontline and is prepared to bring in Marseille forward Iliman Ndiaye in the new year.
Last season, the exciting 23-year-old scored 14 goals and provided 10 assists in 46 Championship outings for United, but he has struggled since returning to his boyhood club.
Ndiaye has appeared in only eight of the French club’s 15 Ligue 1 games this season, scoring once.
In a personal Patreon post, writer Alan Nixon stated that Premier League clubs are now “on red alert for a loan swoop.”
The Blades are thought to be keeping an eye on developments, but Everton and Crystal Palace are also interested.
Many of Sheffield United’s problems this season can be traced back to the departure of Ndiaye, who tore the Championship apart with his electrifying displays for the Bramall Lane club.
Everton are the likely frontrunners to sign Ndiaye.
Unfortunately for them, his desire to return to his boyhood club Marseille pushed him back to France – though this may only be a short change.
The report adds that if Marseille show any inclination that they are willing to offload the player, particularly on loan, then Everton will be right at the front of the queue for his signature.
Dyche’s men are in outstanding form, having won their last four games without conceding a goal, but the Toffees boss wants to push on in the second half of the season and hopefully target European qualification.
That’s despite the club’s 10-point deduction for FFP. Indeed, Everton would currently be sitting ninth in the table and not 16th were it not for that punishment.
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