Reda Khadra leaves Sheffield United in Championship loan switch

Recruited on a season long basis from Brighton and Hove Albion, Khadra grew disillusioned with life in South Yorkshire after failing to break into United’s starting eleven.

Paul Heckingbottom told journalists ahead of his team’s FA Cup tie at Millwall that he would only allow the Germany under-21 international to depart unless it was possible to hire a replacement.#

Second in the Championship table, United had an option to purchase Khadra at the end of the campaign. But the youngster failed to reproduce the form he showed during a similar spell with Blackburn Rovers last term.

Khadra informed United he wanted to move on over Christmas, and was subsequently omitted from their squads for games against Blackpool and Queens Park Rangers.