{"id":732945,"date":"2026-01-31T11:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/732945\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:52:11","slug":"london-meeting-to-beat-sheffield-united-to-signing-blades-already-made-significant-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/732945\/","title":{"rendered":"London meeting to beat Sheffield United to signing \u2013 Blades already made significant progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United are keen on signing Crystal Palace\u2019s Chadi Riad in the winter market.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/sheffield-united-near-agreement-blades-make-significant-progress-in-negotiations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Africa Foot reported<\/a> Chris Wilder\u2019s side are close to bringing him to Bramall Lane. This was possible after the Blades after making significant progress in their negotiations, likely with Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>A fresh report from <a href=\"https:\/\/africafoot.com\/majorque-defie-langleterre-pour-chadi-riad\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Africa Foot<\/a> now claim\u00a0RCD Mallorca are challenging Sheffield United over a move for Riad.<\/p>\n<p>The Morocco international suffered a serious injury in January 2025 and only regained full fitness earlier this month. Last weekend, he came off the bench in Crystal Palace\u2019s 3-1 league defeat to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Riad has an opportunity to leave Crystal Palace within the next 72 hours. Sheffield United believe he can enjoy regular minutes with them in the Championship, which can help him regain his form in a \u2018demanding league\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mallorca have stepped in to bring the former Real Betis man back to Spain. The Crystal Palace centre-back is their priority target, late in this window.<\/p>\n<p>The La Liga side have already taken action by travelling to London to hold direct talks with Oliver Glasner\u2019s side. The approach was to find out about the 22-year-old\u2019s fitness and the feasibility of the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Sheffield United have uphill task<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariodemallorca.es\/rcd-mallorca\/2026\/01\/30\/mallorca-interesa-chadi-riad-126274102.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diario de Mallorca<\/a>, a newspaper local to the Spanish club, are backing up Africa Foot\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Mallorca sporting director Pablo Ortells and his assistant, Aritz Aduriz, travelled to London to sign the Moroccan.<\/p>\n<p>The La Liga side intend to sign the defender, who can also operate as a left-back. This would give Mallorca manager Jagoba Arrasate more options in the defence.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper makes no mention of Sheffield United or any other club wanting to sign Riad. The meeting in London is to get ahead of other interested parties to sign Riad. There could be more developments in the next few hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sheffield United are keen on signing Crystal Palace\u2019s Chadi Riad in the winter market. 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