Sheffield United man linked with Scotland move after being offered new Blades contract

Eastwood, now 25 years of age, has made just 35 senior appearances – including one in the league for the Blades – and has played for six senior clubs on loan.

His most prolific season in terms of experience came in a short loan spell at Scunthorpe United, where he played 11 times in the league in 2019/20.

And despite not making an appearance for the Blades since 2018, when he played the last 15 minutes or so of a 3-0 defeat away at Wolves after Simon Moore was sent off, Eastwood has been offered another contract to remain at United next season.

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According to reports from Sun journalist Alan Nixon, County are interested in Eastwood. The goalkeeper has previous experience of playing north of the border, courtesy of a loan spell at Kilmarnock in 2020/21.

United also want to keep Adam Davies at Bramall Lane following his short stint last season, offering the former Stoke man a contract this summer – which effectively sealed Eastwood’s status as third-choice goalkeeper.

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The Blades also have the highly-rated young goalkeeper Marcus Dewhurst coming through the ranks, while fellow U23 stopper Jordan Amissah is highly-rated by the Blades’ academy coaches.

But both could be earmarked for loan moves elsewhere this season to further their development, with a possible view to integrating them into the first-team squad further down the line.

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