Sheffield United's Championship rivals among 'favourites' to sign midfielder as Wrexham 'target' goalkeeper
All the very latest Championship transfer rumours as the countdown to the start of the 2026/27 season continues.
Sheffield United are stepping up their pre-season preparations by spending time in Valencia this week.
The Blades flew out to Spain on Sunday and will spend the next few days being put through their paces ahead of facing Levante UD in their third friendly of the summer on Friday. United played their second warm-up match on Saturday, drawing 0-0 with Chesterfield at the SMH Group Stadium.
United manager Chris Wilder used the trip to Chesterfield to hand a non-competitive debut to loanee Romelle Donovan, who arrived at Bramall Lane from Brentford last week. He will spend the duration of the 2026/27 season in South Yorkshire.
The Blades are in the market for further additions, and The Star understands they are considering a move for SK Brann winger Rabbi Matondo. He joined the Norwegian club from Rangers as recently as March.
Every Championship club is in the process of trying to strengthen their squads ahead of the new campaign getting underway in just over a month’s time. With that in mind, here are some of the latest transfer rumours concerning United’s Championship rivals...
Middlesbrough ‘want’ Swede
Middlesbrough are one of the ‘favourites’ to sign Malmö FF midfielder Otto Rosengren, according to Swedish newspaper Expressen. Following the recent exits of Hayden Hackney, Alex Gilbert and Dan Barlaser, Boro are on the hunt for midfield reinforcements.
It is reported that they are ‘favourites’ alongside German club FC Köln to sign Rosengren, who made 23 appearances for Malmö last season, scoring two goals. The report adds that Boro have ‘been in contact’ with the midfielder’s representatives and that he is ‘highly rated’ internally at the Riverside.
The 23-year-old, who has been with Malmö since June 2023, has one-and-a-half years remaining on his contract and could be sold this summer. Rosengren, who has won one cap for Sweden, has made a total of 107 appearances for Malmö.
Middlesbrough, who will be hoping to go one better this coming season after losing the Championship play-off final to Hull City in May, have made three signings so far this summer, turning Jeremy Sarmiento’s loan deal into a permanent stay and landing Myles Peart-Harris and Kyle Joseph.
Wrexham ‘targeting’ shot-stopper
According to journalist Alan Nixon, Wrexham hope to ‘reach an agreement’ with Sunderland to sign goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. The 26-year-old is expected to leave the Stadium of Light this summer after spending the second half of last season on loan at Millwall.
The shot-stopper, who is a product of Sunderland’s academy, made 16 appearances for the Lions as they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League both automatically and then via the play-offs.
Wrexham are on the hunt for a new goalkeeper this summer, and it is reported that Patterson ‘could be available for around £7million’. However, it is reported that the Red Dragons would prefer a straightforward loan deal or an initial loan with an obligation to buy.
Millwall have also been credited with interest in re-signing the goalkeeper, who had previously worked with Lions boss Alex Neil at the Stadium of Light. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rangers have also been linked with a move for his signature.