The supplied text does not contain the news article itself; it is a Google consent notice. The headline indicates that Sheffield United are reportedly being linked with a former Premier League winner while manager Chris Wilder considers his options, but the available material does not identify the player or confirm any transfer development.

As a result, no reliable details, figures, timings or source claims can be extracted from the text provided. Any more specific account of the reported link or Wilder’s plans would risk speculation.