Sheffield United are among a cluster of clubs trying to sign Italian defender, Federico Baschirotto, according to reports.
Baschirotto, 26, is currently on the books at Lecce. And according to The Sun, Sheffield United, West Ham, Fulham and Nottingham Forest are all keen on the defender.
The Sun claims that Lecce are willing to do business for Baschirotto for around £8m. It’s suggested United still want to bolster the defence, despite the signing of Auston Trusty from Arsenal this summer.
Baschirotto has recently broken into the full international set up with Italy and is being tipped for a bright future with the Azzuri.
A move to England could well be the next logical step in his career as he looks to forge a way into the international set up more regularly.
For United, an outlay of around £8m would be within the budget but would seem odd given the need for attacking reinforcements as well.
The Blades have spent money recently on the likes of Gus Hamer and Vini Souza but remain woefully short in terms of quality and depth.
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Given United are mentioned among a cluster of clubs who are likely to pay much bigger wages, it’s not worth getting our hopes up here.
The other thing too is that right now, a new defender isn’t exactly a pressing priority. Sure, we could do with more cover and quality, especially if we picked up just one injury in defence.
But right now, attacking players are the priority and if we spent £8m on a defender, United fans would be questioning what’s happening really.
Baschirotto is probably a very good player. And if he signs, then great. But if he signs and we get now new attackers in, then questions will be asked.