Southampton star Ben Brereton-Díaz will only consider a loan move to ONE club this month amid Championship interest as the Chilean striker seeks familiarity and stability.

Ben Brereton-Díaz only wants to consider a loan move to Sheffield United if he leaves Southampton in this window.

Other clubs are interested in the Chilean international forward, but he is happy to stay and see out the season at Southampton if a move to Bramall Lane does not materialise.

The 25-year-old knows United well having played there previously – he enjoyed a successful spell in which he scored six goals in 14 games last year – and is open to linking up with Chris Wilder in the short term as they fight to win promotion. the Championship.

Brereton-Díaz and her partner are also expecting a baby, so she doesn't want to disrupt her family life.

He wants familiarity and stability, so he knows Sheffield United can provide it if he moves away from the south coast.

Otherwise, he is more than happy to stay, see out the season at Southampton and then assess his options in the summer.

Ben Brereton-Díaz will only consider Sheffield United with the Chilean forward open to a loan

Chris Wilder's team bets on promotion to the Premier League at the first opportunity

Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers are among the other teams to show interest in the striker who signed a four-year contract when he returned to England last summer after a season with Villarreal in La Liga.

Brereton-Díaz has failed to score in any of his 13 appearances for the Saints so far this season.

Sheffield United sit third in the Championship standings and are just one point behind leaders Leeds as the Yorkshire club seek promotion to the Premier League at the first opportunity.

Meanwhile, Ivan Juric's Southampton are already battling relegation, stuck at the bottom of the Premier League table with six points.