PATRICK BAMFORD is in talks to make a return to the English game months after leaving long-term club Leeds.
The once-capped former international is in talks with struggling side , per reports from the Telegraph.
Patrick Bamford has been linked with a move to Chris Wilder’s Sheffield UnitedCredit: Getty
Wilder has struggled to turn around the Blades’ horror start to the seasonCredit: Getty
The Blades have endured an awful start to the season, currently sitting in 22nd on just 10 points from 15 games.
They were to start the season, replacing him with for his third stint at Bramall Lane.
And now it seems that Wilder has identified , as an option to bolster his attack.
But it could be an awkward reunion for the pair, after after Leeds pipped his Blades side to promotion in April.
He started a chant in which fans label the English boss, 58, a “W***er,” but Wilder’s classy reaction to the moment would suggest there won’t be any conflict over the matter should Bamford sign under his supervision.
Bamford called Wilder up in the wake of the event, with the older man then telling press: “I had a conversation with Pat yesterday and I’ve no issue at all with it.
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“I’m not sure about the words from a fellow pro, but I appreciate and respected him giving me a call and we had 20 minutes.”
Bamford would join a striking department that already includes former Southampton star , Tyrese Campbell and Tom Cannon.
Bamford made over two hundred appearances for in a seven-year spell between 2018 and 2025.
His impressive performances in the Premier League in the 2020/21 season, in which he managed 26 goal contributions across 38 games, earned him a call-up to the squad, and some had tipped him for a big transfer.
Bamford was brutally cut from Leeds’ Premier League plans in the summerCredit: Rex
But a series of serious injuries meant he was only able to make nine Prem appearances the following season, and signalled the start of a steady decline.
He seemed set to be handed another chance in the division when Leeds topped the Championship and earned promotion to the Prem earlier this year.
But Leeds boss Daniel Farke five months ago when he told Bamford that he was not part of his plans,
Recent months have seen him linked to a variety of clubs, including a or a shock trip
He was even of ‘s last month as he ramped up efforts to get himself back in the game.
