MARK Hughes is finally about to seal a deal for midfield enforcer Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, according to reports in Ghana.
The defensive midfielder wants to quit Italian side Udinese for the Premier League in the January transfer window and could be available for around £4million.
Hull City, Watford and Liverpool have previviously expressed an interest, but the player wants regular first team football and is believed to favour a move to Mark Hughes' Potters.
And now according to Badu's agent Papa Agyeman, Badu is close to securing a move to the English Premier League side.
Spent the day at #StokeCity's training ground. Ghanaian international on their radar. Hopefully they move on it http://t.co/nzZhwtupKi — Papa Agyemang (@PapaAgyemang) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0