One winner and one loser at Sheffield United if they land Tom Cannon transfer coup | OneFootball

Football League World has looked at who could benefit and lose out at Bramall Lane if Sheffield United win the race for Leicester City's Tom Cannon

Sheffield United are locked in an intense transfer race with Sunderland, Burnley and even Everton for Leicester City's Tom Cannon, who has emerged as a hot property in the mid-season market.

The Foxes took the decision to officially recall Cannon from his productive loan stint with Stoke City on Tuesday morning, with the Republic of Ireland international having returned nine Championship goals from 22 appearances in Staffordshire.

It comes ahead of yet another all-but-guaranteed exit from the King Power Stadium for Cannon, who is of significant interest to three sides competing in the second-tier's automatic promotion race.

Reports revealed that Sunderland are prepared to submit a £13 million bid for Cannon, with Regis Le Bris' side keen to take the striker on loan for the remainder of the campaign before making the agreement a permanent one in the event of promotion to the Premier League.

United, however, who are third in the Championship at this moment in time, are also intent on stumping up the cash and have reportedly offered £10 million guaranteed to Leicester along with a further £3 million in add-ons to complete the signing this month, with the ball now very much said to be in Cannon's court over his next destination.

The former Preston North End loanee also has reported interest from Burnley and ex-club Everton, although it does appear as though Chris Wilder and Le Bris are leading the way right now.

Cannon's potential arrival at Bramall Lane would be extremely encouraging as far as the side's promotion hopes are concerned, but it could have a mixed impact throughout the squad and Football League World has looked at who could benefit and lose out from the signing.

Winner: Callum O'Hare

One player who would likely stand to benefit from the acquisition of Cannon is creative midfielder Callum O'Hare, who could well reap all the rewards of a more consistent goalscorer playing infront of him.

O'Hare joined Sheffield United in the summer following his exit from Championship rivals Coventry City and has been an ever-present under Wilder, starting all 26 league matches.

The 26-year-old has been deployed in the number 10 role behind the striker - typically one of Kieffer Moore or Tyrese Campbell - recording two goals while providing five assists from an xA of just 1.81.

With Moore in particular, though, O'Hare perhaps has not yet struck a great deal of chemistry. Cannon is a striker who likes to receive the ball to feet and get in behind, which suits the way the 26-year-old likes to play inventive, line-breaking passes through the opposition backline.

There is a feeling that the best is still yet to come from O'Hare in South Yorkshire, but having a more prolific striker to provide for in a way which better suits his game could propel him during the second-half of the season and reinforce his reputation as one of the division's outstanding playmakers.

Loser: Kieffer Moore

In contrast, Moore could struggle for a consistent starting berth if Cannon arrives.

The towering Welsh international arrived at the Lane to much fanfare from AFC Bournemouth back in the summer but has failed to hit the heights of previous second-tier stints with Cardiff City and Ipswich Town.

Moore joined as an extremely seasoned goalscorer at this level, though he has scored just five times from 20 appearances for the promotion-chasing Blades this season.

The United frontman offers a considerable physical and aerial threat, which makes him extremely potent from set pieces and gives his side a real outball while also acting as a decoy, freeing up space for others when opposition defenders are inevitably drawn in.

It's a skillset which still has merit, of course, but Wilder may opt to use the 32-year-old in the role of an impact substitute more often than not if he's able to land Cannon's signature.

Fellow summer signing Tyrese Campbell has outscored Moore despite playing just 599 minutes of league football this season, having not featured at all in over a month through injury.

He had been in white-hot form before that setback and could yet usurp Moore as second-choice behind Cannon, although there's an argument to suggest the ex-Stoke attacker may also lose out somewhat from this potential scenario alongside Rhian Brewster - albeit not to that extent.