Newcastle United are showing early interest in a summer move for Sheffield United’s Oliver Arblaster, according to The Mail.
They report that Newcastle, Brighton and Brentford are all eager to sign the 19-year-old, who was recently recalled following an impressive loan spell at Port Vale.
The Blades are yet to tie the midfielder down to a new contract and are preparing for an ‘onslaught of bids’ at the end of the season.
Arblaster could feature over the second half of the Premier League season following huge praise from Chris Wilder, who has tipped the teenager to have a huge future in the game.
After impressing at U18 level, he has made five appearances for England U20s, playing the full 90 in a 3-2 win over Germany a few months ago.
Asked about his return to Sheffield United following an impressive loan spell in the EFL, Wilder had this to say about the youngster in a recent interview.
“He’ll put pressure on, he’s good enough. I’ve had a few chats with some really good Championship managers who want to take him. Sometimes people talk about first loans not being successful but that was a really successful one, albeit in the division he was playing in.
“We’ve seen his pathway through the England sides and how he’s affecting games at international level against players his age. I don’t want to put too much pressure on him but he’s going be a player and he’s a Sheffield United boy.
“Is he going to play as soon as he gets fit? I would possibly say he won’t but he’ll certainly put huge pressure on the likes of Vini Souza and Ollie Norwood and Brooks and Tom Davies and Ben Osborn. He’ll want to fight his way through that lot and get himself into the team.”
