Sheffield United have signed Liverpool’s highly-rated striker Rhian Brewster in a club-record deal with the 20-year-old penning a five-year contract, the Premier League outfit said Friday.
United did not disclose the transfer fee but British media said they paid 23.5m pounds ($30.4m) for the England U-21 international, with Liverpool having a buy-back option for three years.
Brewster, who shot to fame in 2017 when he led England to the U-17 World Cup with a tournament-high eight goals, was loaned to Swansea City last season where he scored 11 times in the second-tier Championship.
With tough competition for a place in the starting lineup at Anfield, a number of Premier League clubs were reported to be interested in signing Brewster on loan before he decided to make a permanent switch to the Blades.
United, who have yet to score or earn a point in the Premier League this season after three games, stand second-bottom and travel to in-form Arsenal Sunday.
