Sheffield United leapfrog Wednesday in battle to sign Premier League forward

Sheffield United have moved to second-favourites in the race to sign Premier League ace Charlie Austin, leapfrogging Sheffield Wednesday in the process.
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The Blades, who are looking to add firepower to their attack ahead of their return to the Premier League, moved to 5-1 to sign Southampton forward Austin over the weekend.

And cross-city rivals Wednesday, who were themselves second-favourites to sign the 29-year-old just last week, have drifted from 5-1 to 9-1.

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The big favourites remain United’s fellow Premier League newboys Aston Villa, however, who are at evens.

It looks likely that Austin, who’s meteroic rise from English football’s non-league saw him rewarded with an England call-up in 2015, will move on from Southampton after a frustrating spell on the south coast, which has been blighted by injury.

His best season in the top flight came in the colours of Queens Park Rangers in 2014/15, when he scored 18 goals.

The market move-around follows a tweet by Billy Sharp last night that alluded to the possibility that Austin is in talk with the Bramall Lane club.

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Noting the colour of Austin’s red, black and white suit in a photo posted yesterday, the Blades icon wrote “Attire on point - the blades”, followed by a laughing emoji.