Sheffield United: Hint dropped over another move for Ismael Kone after late transfer broke down
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The Canadian international was identified as a possible replacement for Berge if he left, with a deal put in place with Montreal for the 20-year-old.
But the 11pm deadline came and went without Kone becoming a Blade, offering the strongest indication yet that Berge would remain at Bramall Lane this summer.
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Hide AdBlades chief Paul Heckingbottom confirmed Kone would be kept in mind for January, after admitting a deal to sign him before yesterday's deadline was "doable".
"He fits the profile," Heckingbottom added of the midfielder.
"Whoever could have come in wouldn't have been a replacement for Sander because we're not going to replace Champions League players for a couple of million.
"It was about identifying players with potential who can improve and who fit the profile."
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