on 30 january 2008 inter reached a loan agreement with middlesbrough which fell through after he failed a medical and would be unlikely to challenge for a first team place. the next day inter announced to have loaned slavkovski to sheffield united. on 18 march 2008, sheffield united manager kevin blackwell claimed that he was still not ready to play in the first team stating that he would play in the reserve team where he could be assessed. slavkovski returned to italy at the end of the season without having made a first team appearance for the blades. he did, however, make six appearances for the reserve team, scoring twice.