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Sheff Utd swoop for Stoke defender Higginbotham

League OneSheffield United have signed Stoke's Danny Higginbotham on a free transfer, with the defender signing an initial six-month contract, reports BBC Sport. The 34 year old had been on loan at Ipswich, playing 12 times, and Town had agreed a deal to extend the loan.

But the ex-Manchester United, Derby and Sunderland man opted to drop a division instead as he wanted to move closer to home and to chase a permanent deal.

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