SUFC News: United linked with Premier League winner as Wilder weighs up options – thestar.co.uk
Sheffield United have been linked with a move for former Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic as manager Chris Wilder considers experienced options for his squad. The potential signing would provide additional depth in goal, although the club’s immediate recruitment priority remains strengthening at centre-back.
Begovic, a Premier League winner with Chelsea in 2016–17, is a free agent after leaving Leicester City and is also reportedly attracting interest from Bolton Wanderers. United have loaned out Luke Faxon and could lose Ivo Grbic, which would otherwise leave 16-year-old Tommy Betts as third-choice goalkeeper behind Michael Cooper and Adam Davies.
- Sheffield United are considering free-agent goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
- Begovic won the Premier League with Chelsea.
- Centre-back recruitment remains Wilder’s main priority.
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Sheffield United, often called United or SUFC, are a professional football club based in Sheffield. Chris Wilder is the club’s manager, and Michael Cooper and Adam Davies are among the goalkeepers in the squad.
Asmir Begovic is an experienced goalkeeper who won the Premier League with Chelsea in the 2016–17 season. He has also played for Leicester City and other clubs. A free agent is a player who is not currently under contract and can join a club without a transfer fee.
Clubs usually keep several goalkeepers in case of injury or changes to the squad. Sheffield United have loaned out Luke Faxon, while Ivo Grbic’s future is uncertain; without another senior option, teenage goalkeeper Tommy Betts could be next in line after Cooper and Davies.