Patrick Bamford has found a new home, albeit temporarily.
Championship outfit Sheffield United confirmed the signing of Bamford until January.
Footage shows Patrick Bamford leading abusive chant about Chris Wilder from Leeds fans
Bamford had been a free agent having been released by Leeds United in August, which brought the curtain down on his seven-year stint at Elland Road.
Rumours of a switch to Championship leaders Coventry City were ignited when Bamford was spotted training with the club.
But any such talk of a switch to the Sky Blues was dismissed, with the situation deemed as a favour from Coventry boss Frank Lampard, who was previously a teammate of Bamford’s at Chelsea.
Bamford had also been linked with a switch to Scottish giants Celtic as well as Championship newbies Wrexham, but a move to either side never came to fruition.
Instead, a switch to Bramall Lane has come about for the 32-year-old, although there could be an interesting dynamic between him and Blades boss Chris Wilder.
A 6-0 mauling over Stoke City last term in the Championship confirmed Leeds’ return to the Premier League and, following a loss to Burnley, condemned the Blades to the play-offs.
Amid the celebrations at Elland Road following promotion, Bamford led supporters in a chant that took aim at Wilder, who was in charge at Bramall Lane last season before he was axed and later re-hired following the sacking of Ruben Selles, all in the space of three months.
Bamford got the tune going when he sung, ‘Du, du du…’ as Leeds supporters rounded it off with: “Wilder is a w*****.”
In the aftermath of the chant, Wilder received a call from Bamford as well as Leeds boss Daniel Farke to cool any tension between all parties.
“Had a conversation with Pat yesterday and I’ve no issue at all with it,” Wilder said.
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Bamford departed Leeds having scored 60 goals in 205 appearances across all competitionsCredit: Rex
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Wilder hopes the arrival of Bamford could reignite his side’s stuttering seasonCredit: Getty
“I’m not sure about the words used from a fellow pro, but I appreciated and respected him giving me a call.
“We had 20 minutes and the same again I spoke to Daniel [Farke] as well yesterday and had a half-hour chat with him and he is a super guy, a top guy.
“They are a top team and a top football club and like I said I’m a big boy. When I was playing we used to give it and take it and that’s part and parcel of the game at every level, even on a Sunday morning.
“I have absolutely no issue. I am cool with it and I said that to Pat.”
Bamford, a one-time England international, joins the Blades with the club in dire need of extra firepower.
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Bamford could feature in as many as nine games for the Blades before JanuaryCredit: Getty
After 15 fixtures, Wilder’s side sit 22nd in the Championship and are three points from safety.
The Blades have also scored just 11 goals, the fewest of the 24 teams in the second tier.
It represents an alarming decline given the South Yorkshire outfit were 15 minutes away from returning to the Premier League, only to concede twice to Sunderland in last season’s Championship play-off final.