Steel City rivals to beat Blades to Adebola signing?

Last updated : 01 April 2009 By Bladesmadeditor

Deledebola challenges for the ball with former Blade Mikele Leigertwood
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The 33-year-old has had a mixed career with him featuring for a number of second tier clubs and below. Numerous sides have been allegedly circling the Nigerian throughout the campaign and recent newspaper articles would suggest the Blades are one of those clubs.

QPR are the other outfit supposedly interested in the former Crewe Alexandra hit-man. He is out of contract in the summer but did have an offer turned down for him from Nottingham Forest in January.

Bristol City Chairman Steve Lansdown said: "He is a key player for us. We had a conversation when the (Forest) offer came in for him and we wanted him to stay and still do.

"As I have said to the players we will sit down and discuss a contract but if we don't get it done we will wait until the summer."