da roleta: New Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is keen on brining wanatway Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland to the Britannia Stadium, according to the Daily Mirror.
da jogodeouro: Ireland worked with Hughes while the pair were at Manchester City and the central midfielder put in some impressive displays landing him the 2008-09 player of the year award at the Etihad.
Ireland is set to be keen on linking up with his former boss once again and Villa are not going to stand in the Irish internationals way if he demands a move.
Villa are keen on losing the 26 year olds £30,000-a-week wages from their bill in order to bring in some fresh blood to improve on last season’s low finish.
New Everton boss Roberto Martinez is also interested in the midfielder and he would be the sort of player that the Toffees would go for with their slim budget.
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