SHEFFIELD UNITED want to throw keeper Danny Ward a Premier League lifeline — and boost his Euro 2024 chances.
The Blades have asked Leicester about their out-of-favour Wales No 1 and boss Chris Wilder is keen on a loan for the rest of the season — with a possible buy in summer.
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Ward, 30, would leap at the chance to get back into the top flight and also get him ready for the Euro finals if the Welsh make it through the play-offs in March.
The former Liverpool keeper cost £12.5million in 2018 yet is only third choice and Foxes would sell him, ideally.
But a loan may suit them and pledging a full-time transfer would get the deal done.
Ward joining on a temporary deal would also mean one of the Blades’ domestic loan players must go.
Prem clubs can only have two domestic loan players at any one time and they currently have Leicester left-back Luke Thomas and attacker James McAtee from Manchester City.
Thomas is the most likely to be let go.
Blades also looked at experienced Kasper Schmeichel, who is now with Anderlecht in Belgium, but the 37-year-old Dane may be too dear.
If United cannot do a deal for Ward, Cardiff would step in with a rival loan offer.
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Elsewhere, Derby are watching Blades midfielder Ollie Arblaster, 19, who is back from a loan at Port Vale.
Arblaster may be out for a month with a gashed knee suffered in the Carabao Cup against Middlesbrough last month.
So the Rams will have to leave it late to check on his recovery.
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