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title: "Sheffield United: Blades want Ethan Ampadu on loan"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/blades-want-ethan-ampadu-on-loan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2020-09-07T16:00:28Z"
modified: "2020-09-07T16:00:28Z"
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# Sheffield United: Blades want Ethan Ampadu on loan

**Sheffield United are hoping to take Chelsea defender [Ethan Ampadu](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/chelsea/chelsea-fans-demand-ethan-ampadu-is-recalled-from-his-loan-spell-with-red-bull-leipzig/) on loan for the 2020/21 season, according to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8705933/Sheffield-United-want-Chelsea-starlet-Ethan-Ampadu-loan.html).**

The media outlet claimed that Blades manager Chris Wilder is willing to satisfy the teenager’s demand for first team football, with the youngster finding game-time hard to come by at club level.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Ampadu has won [13 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/nationalmannschaft/spieler/392771/verein_id/3864) for Wales, playing the duration of their [two UEFA Nations League games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/nationalmannschaft/spieler/392771/verein_id/3864) over the last week, but he has managed only [12 first team appearances for Chelsea](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/392771/verein/631) so far and played just [seven times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/392771/verein/23826) during an abortive loan spell at RB Leipzig last season.

Although he has struggled for regular game-time at Stamford Bridge, Wales boss Ryan Giggs – [winner of 13 Premier League titles](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ryan-giggs/erfolge/spieler/3406) with Manchester United – has hailed the teenager as “[a manager’s dream](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45789793)” and said that “[nothing fazes him](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8705933/Sheffield-United-want-Chelsea-starlet-Ethan-Ampadu-loan.html)“.

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Ampadu plays [primarily as a centre-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/392771) but can also shift to a [defensive midfield role](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ethan-ampadu/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/392771), with the 19-year-old standing out for his excellent retention of the ball during the embryonic stages of his career. He had a [passing success rate of 90.4%](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322418/History/Ethan-Ampadu) in the Bundesliga last season, with John Lundstram’s 82.7% the highest among Sheffield United’s regular starters in 2019/20 (as per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/163/Archive/England-Sheffield-United)).

One complication is that Wilder is already well stocked in both positions in which the teenager plays – centre-back trio Chris Basham, John Egan and Jack O’Connell [all started 32 or more](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/163/Archive/England-Sheffield-United) Premier League games last term, while Oliver Norwood, John Fleck and Lundstram [each started at least 26](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/163/Archive/England-Sheffield-United) league games. Also, Sander Berge made [12 league starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/163/Archive/England-Sheffield-United) since coming to Bramall Lane [in January](https://www.sufc.co.uk/news/2020/january/sander-berge-signs/).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Wilder doesn’t tend to deviate hugely from his preferred XI – six players [started 36 or more Premier League games](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/163/Archive/England-Sheffield-United) in 2019/20 – so Ampadu may have a challenge on his hands to break into the Blades’ line-up on a regular basis.

However, the manager’s reported desire to grant the player his wish of more regular game-time suggests that the youngster wouldn’t be constantly parked on the Bramall Lane bench. Also, his magnificent passing record and versatility should make him a very good option for Sheffield United to have if they can secure a loan move to Yorkshire for the Welsh talent.

***Sheffield United fans, could you see Ampadu getting into Wilder’s first XI? Join in the discussion by commenting below!***