Poch and Klopp vie for Blade
MAURICIO POCHETTINO and Jurgen Klopp are in a £20million battle to land Sheffield United’s exciting midfielder David Brooks.
A host of top-flight teams are chasing Brooks, 20, but Tottenham’s Pochettino and Liverpool boss Klopp are fighting it out as favourites to snap him up in the January transfer window.
The Warrington-born starlet’s man-of-the-match performance on his full Wales debut against Panama in Cardiff last Tuesday has convinced the pair to swoop.
The Blades have safeguarded themselves against losing Brooks on the cheap by handing him a new four-year deal.
And the Bramall Lane outfit have not given up hope of holding on to their prize asset as they chase a second successive promotion and a return to the Premier League, after a 10-year absence.
Blades boss Chris Wilder said: “We are delighted with David’s progress and very proud.
“With his quality, I don’t think anyone is surprised.”