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title: "Stoke City chase Championship ace as Assaidi alternative"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/stoke-city-chase-championship-ace-as-assaidi-alternative/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Prescott"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2014-08-12T18:00:04Z"
modified: "2014-08-12T18:00:04Z"
---

# Stoke City chase Championship ace as Assaidi alternative

[![Redmond.jpg](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Nathan-Redmond-500x348.jpg)](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oussama-Assaidi.jpeg)Stoke City fans have come into the Football Transfer Tavern today as they prepare for the opening game of the season by welcoming one more player to the club.\
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That is because according to the [Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/393856/Stoke-launch-a-5m-bid-for-Southampton-target-Nathan-Redmond), the Potters have launched a £5 million bid for Norwich City midfielder Nathan Redmond – and the Potters want an answer immediately.\
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Stoke boss Mark Hughes has already seen one bid rejected by the East Anglian side this summer but the former Manchester City boss has made Redmond his number one target.\
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The Welshman has spoken openly about how one more arrival at the Britannia Stadium would complete his jigsaw.\
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It was thought that the missing piece was Liverpool’s Oussama Assaidi who spent the whole of last season on loan in the Potteries.\
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But the £7 million asking price and the Moroccan international’s high wage demands mean any proposed deal is now dead in the water – meaning Redmond is the alternative.\
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Redmond, 20, played in Norwich’s opening Championship game at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday but is likely to be interested in a move to a club closer to his Birmingham roots, not to mention playing in the English top flight once more.

### **Stoke City fans. Have you seen enough of Redmond to warrant paying £5 million + this summer? Let us know your thoughts below.**

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