Player Profile: Sheffield United Forward Iliman Ndiaye – Wizard of dribble can shoot for the stars

By Chris Dunlavy

Iliman Ndiaye’s unique skill set makes him indispensable to Sheffield United and arguably the best all-round forward in the Championship.
“Ili can be whatever he wants to be,” said his strike partner Oli McBurnie this week. “I say that genuinely because his talent is unbelievable. You just give him the ball and he dribbles past everyone.”
Today, Ndiaye is a World Cup star and a target for half the Premier League; Everton saw a £25m bid rejected in December and the 23-year-old will be a top-flight player next season regardless of whether the Blades win promotion. Yet his ro...

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