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Former Coventry City defender Sam McCallum has completed a move to Championship rivals Sheffield United, saying the club’s style of play was a big factor in his decision to move to Bramall Lane.
The left-back – who was sold by the Sky Blues to Norwich City for £3.5m in 2020 – has signed a four-year deal with United after leaving Carrow Road as a free agent at the end of his contract, and becomes the Blades’ second signing of the summer.
“Sam fits the profile and we are looking forward to welcoming him into the group,” said Blades boss Chris Wilder. “He will bring energy to an area of the field where it is essential to be fit and athletic. Sam loves to go forward and his Championship experience will be vital as we look to win games and be very competitive in a notoriously tough division.”
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McCallum follows Jamie Shackleton through the door at Bramall Lane, with just over four weeks to go until their Championship opener away at Preston North End.
“It is a big club and I enjoy the style of football,” McCallum said of his switch to the Blades.
“I’ve always liked the football which the manager has implemented into the club and hopefully I’ll fit hand-in-hand with that. The football United play is the football I want to be playing for the next couple of years. I am looking forward to all the ambitions the manager has got here. I think the project going forward looks like it is going in the right direction again, so I wanted to be part of it.”
McCallum fills a hole in United’s squad left by the departures of Max Lowe and Yasser Larouci. Ben Osborn, another useful option in that position, has also moved on and joined Derby County after his Blades contract expired. The Blades remain keen on Harrison Burrows, and the McCallum move is understood to not impact their pursuit of the Peterborough United man.
