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The son of a former Chelsea centre-forward has been watched by the Blades.

Sheffield United's niche summer recruitment has brought about a name, or at least a surname, that is more familiar to the Blades' supporters.

Daniel Gudjohnsen, the son of former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen, is a player that Ruben Selles' side are monitoring.

According to The Sun's Alan Nixon, the young forward, who is looking to follow in the footsteps of his father, was being watched by one of the club's top scouts while in action for Swedish side Malmö FF in a Champions League qualifier.

A move away from Scandinavia is likely for the 19-year-old former Barcelona and Real Madrid academy member, as per the report, with a return to England being the favoured option.

United have used AI a lot this summer to recruit players from left-field. A couple of new faces from Bulgarian football - Mihail Polendakov and Ehije Ukaki - have been added, but they have also made sure to keep an eye on the present with signings like Tyler Bindon and, most recently, Louie Barry.

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These attempts to look for the next potential star of the future are reflected in their scouting of Gudjohnsen too, and it's a method that, despite their promotion ambitions, Sky Sports pundit Lee Hendrie can get behind.

The former Aston Villa midfielder exclusively told Football League World: "Sheffield United are looking at Eidur Gudjohnsen's lad. Listen, I think 19 years of age, very raw, lots to learn still, and, again, I think this might be ideal with the strikers that are there he can maybe learn off and work off.

"Obviously this Louie Barry deal has gotten over the line. So, yeah, it's one of them that you look at the amount of strikers that they have there, but then you think at 19 years of age, they haven't got to expect an awful lot for him. They can nurture him into the squad.

"By all accounts, he's got lots of ability, and he comes from good stock. So I think, yes, they probably don't really need a striker, but sometimes, you know, you look at the future and you look at long-term plans of where and how some of these youngsters can sort of find their way.

"It might be that he has a season of dipping in and out, playing in cup competitions, and maybe going out on loan at some stage.

"So, listen, you can't have enough strikers, I feel, but yes, if he wants to go and play football week in week out, I think that might be hard for him at Sheffield United."

Sheffield United are smart to try and seek out the next big thing before they become that

The most recent case of a Scandinavian striker, who's the son of a former Premier League player, turning out to be the next big thing was Erling Haaland.

The Manchester City striker is one of the best forwards around, and a number of clubs, chiefly Manchester United, who could have brought him in before he became this world-renowned number nine have kicked themselves since.

United's AI-driven recruitment model is trying to find someone like him, and, for a club of their size, the fee that'd likely be required to sign the Malmö teenager wouldn't be massive.

So it may be worth taking a punt on the young Gudjohnsen in case he realises the high potential many will feel that he has.