Tag: Gianelli Imbula

Stoke vs Aston Villa – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Aston Villa will be hoping to produce some kind of response to their shambles of a performance against Liverpool when they travel to the Britannia Stadium to face mid-table Stoke City. After a difficult period which saw them suffer three heavy defeats in the league and go out of both domestic cup competitions in quick succession, few seemed to give Stoke much hope of getting a result ahead of their last game away to Bournemouth. But there they served a reminder of their quality, making light of their shortage of…

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Stoke vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Stoke City will be aiming to secure victory for the first time in four Premier League matches as they attempt to do the double over fellow mid-table side Everton for the second season in succession. Since overcoming Norwich City on January 13, there have been few highlights for Stoke, who are out of both cup competitions and have now lost their last two league games by a 3-0 margin, rarely threatening a goal on either occasion despite the number of creative players they have going forward. To make matters worse…

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Stoke City are planning a club record bid for Porto midfielder

Vyom Chaudhary

According to Sky Sports, Stoke City are planning a record move for Porto midfielder Giannelli Imbula. The Potters have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old for quite some time now and manager Mark Hughes has consistently refused to rule out a move for the player. The former France U-21 international moved to Porto from Marseille in a £15 million summer deal, and he is currently valued at £19m. Therefore, any potential deal for Imbula would eclipse the £12m the Potters paid for Xherdan Shaqiri in the summer. When…

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