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Sheffield United's on-loan Nottingham Forest defender Tyler Bindon is set to remain at Bramall Lane for the rest of the season.

Nottingham Forest are set to allow defender Tyler Bindon to see out the remainder of the season on loan at Sheffield United.

Bindon joined Sheffield United on a season-long loan in the summer, and the move initially saw him reunite with then-manager Ruben Selles, who he worked under previously during his time at Reading.

The 20-year-old was a regular starter for the Blades in the opening weeks of the season, but after Selles was sacked in September following a nightmare start to the campaign, he fell out of favour following Chris Wilder's return to the club.

After over three months without making a single appearance for United, Bindon replaced the injured Mark McGuinness at half time in the 4-0 win over Stoke City last month, and that marked the start of a turnaround in fortunes for the defender.

Bindon has now started five of his side's last six games, but there was still some lingering doubt over his future, with Forest having an option to terminate his loan deal before the midway point of the January transfer window.

However, it seems that Bindon will now be staying with the Blades until the end of the season, with The Star reporting that the Premier League outfit are prepared to let the New Zealand international remain at Bramall Lane for the duration of his loan spell.

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Bindon is far from the only loan player to have a turbulent spell at Sheffield United this season, and it was not too long ago that it seemed certain he would be following fellow defender Ben Godfrey and forward Louie Barry out of the exit door in January.

Godfrey has returned to parent club Atalanta after an underwhelming spell at Bramall Lane in the first half of the season, while Wilder recently revealed that the Blades were in talks with Aston Villa about cutting Barry's loan short as he continues his recovery from a knee injury that has kept him out since the end of October.

However, Bindon's surprise emergence in the team appears to have saved his United career, and even his own goal in the 5-3 defeat at Wrexham on Boxing Day does not appear to have done him any harm, with Wilder confirming last week that he was keen to retain the defender.

"He’s been good. As I said before, I apologised because I should have left him in at West Brom," Wilder told The Star.

"I don’t usually apologise, but I did on that occasion. Maybe I should have left the team as it was against Norwich. But there are always little reminders in there. He didn't have a very good night at Wrexham and neither did a few of us, as well, from a defensive point of view.

"He's a young boy. We don't want him to make mistakes, but he will do. But the performance of him and Japh [Tanganga, the United skipper] recently has been really good and really positive.

"At Stoke, they put two boys down the middle, two nines, maybe looking at the game previously and thinking they could stick it on us. It was a big challenge for them. I told them before that they’d have to defend crosses, and they were outstanding. I’m looking forward to working with him in the second part of the season."

While the deadline for Nottingham Forest to recall Bindon is approaching, it seems Wilder will get his wish, with the Reds reportedly deciding against bringing him back to the City Ground this month.

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Having barely featured in the first few months after Wilder's return, it is fair to say few would have seen Bindon's recent resurgence at Sheffield United coming, but it now looks as though he could be a key part of the team in the second half of the season.

Bindon is currently keeping summer signing McGuinness out of the side, and while his place may come under threat when Ben Mee returns to fitness following a hand injury, he has certainly made a strong case for continuing alongside Japhet Tanganga at the heart of the defence.

Wilder has made no secret of his desire to make changes to his squad in January, but Bindon is one player he did not want to lose, so he will no doubt be pleased to hear that Nottingham Forest have no plans to recall him.