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Coventry City defender Aaron Phillips has been linked with a move to League One rivals Sheffield United.

The 22-year-old Leamington lad is leaving the Sky Blues on a free transfer this summer after manager Tony Mowbray decided not to offer him a new contract at the Ricoh Arena.

But Blades boss Chris Wilder is understood to be an admirer of the right-back whom is believed to have been on his wanted list while he was still manager at Northampton Town.

The 48-year-old manager guided the Cobblers to the League Two title this season but switched to the South Yorkshire club – where he had two spells as a player – earlier this month after Nigel Adkins was sacked.

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Wilder is sweeping a new broom through Bramall Lane where he has released 10 players and placed a further seven on the transfer list as he looks to bring in his own men in a bid to transform the club’s fortunes.

Phillips, the son of Sky Blues FA Cup legend David, played 26 times last season, having made 61 senior appearances for City since graduating from the club’s Academy.

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Mowbray believes the young full-back would benefit from a change of scene, saying: “I feel at this moment in his life that he needs to get away from Coventry a bit and go and play some football in another team.

“Go and play 40 games for someone and he has the power and talent and assets to become more than capable of playing at the level Coventry City are playing at.”