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Blades silent on £5m Naughton offer
Sheffield United last night refused to comment on reports linking defender Kyle Naughton with a £5m move to Premier League side Everton.
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The FA Cup finalists made a bid of 3.5m, rising to a possible 5m, for the highly-rated 20-year-old, but the Blades were unwilling to do business according to sources at the Barclays Premier League club.
But last night a Blades spokesman said they would not comment "on speculation".
It is not yet clear whether the Merseysiders intend to increase their offer for a player who has attracted interest from a string of top-flight managers this summer.
Sheffield-born Naughton is a product of United's academy and got his first taste of senior action during a 19-game spell with Gretna in 2007-08.
He made a major breakthrough at Bramall Lane last season when he appeared 43 times in the Coca-Cola Championship as the Blades eventually lost to Burnley in the play-off final.
Despite the eventual heartbreak, Naughton emerged as a rising star, able to play on either flank although most comfortable at right-back.
Last season also saw the defender make his debut for England Under-21s, but he was not picked for the European Championships in Sweden.
It remains to be seen how determined United will be to keep hold of one of their brightest talents given their parachute payments have ceased following their failure to win promotion back to the top flight.
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