<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Beattie agrees to Sheff Utd deal </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Beattie would need persuading to drop into the Championship</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Sheffield United manager Bryan Robson has revealed Everton striker James Beattie has agreed to move to Bramall Lane in a £4m deal. Robson held talks with the 29-year-old and has persuaded the former England star to drop into the Championship after a disappointing Everton career. </p> He told the Daily Mail: "I'm delighted. We've got a strike force now that ranks as the best in the Championship. </p> "It's a signal of our intention to return to the top flight." </p> Beattie has suffered a frustrating time at Goodison Park since his move two years ago. </p> He arrived on the back of a successful spell at Southampton, where he had broken into the England squad. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div><div class="mva"><font color="#000099">Are all Blades fans totally against this move as this is the general opinion I seem to be reading</font> </div></div><div class="mva"><div class="mva">SB</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p> His 76 appearances for Everton, including 51 starts, have brought him just 13 goals and he has fallen down the pecking order. </p> But Robson admitted his interest in Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen is unlikely to result in the player signing and he has ruled out a move for Newry City skipper Richard Clarke, who played for United during their recent trip to Portadown. </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
