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title: "Stoke City: Potters keen on Dion Charles swoop"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sean Clifford"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2021-07-04T14:20:33Z"
modified: "2021-07-04T14:20:33Z"
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# Stoke City: Potters keen on Dion Charles swoop

**Stoke City are interested in a move for Accrington Stanley talisman Dion Charles as they step up their summer recruitment drive, according to journalist [Alan Nixon](https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1411594031226818564) \[via [Stoke Sentinel](https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dion-charles-stoke-city-accrington-5608657)\].**

### The Lowdown: Stoke City gear up for new season

Moving into 2021/22, the Potters will be hoping to acquire the necessary personnel to mount a Championship promotion charge following a disappointing 14th-placed finish last term.

Making inroads on the transfer front, the Staffordshire outfit have tied up deals for former Watford centre-back [Ben Wilmot](https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/19397069.transfer-news-ben-wilmot-leaves-watford-stoke-city/), alongside free agent goalkeeper Jack Bonham, most recently of Gillingham \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57643620)\].

Could they now be set to complete a third summer signing following recent developments?

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### The Latest: Potters interested in £2m move for Dion Charles

Stoke are said to be keen on a move for Accrington Stanley poacher Charles \[[Stoke Sentinel](https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dion-charles-stoke-city-accrington-5608657)\]

With the 25-year-old also said to be courting attention from Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City, Derby County, Rotherham United and Brentford, it could cost around £2m to prise him away from the Wham Stadium, as relayed by Nixon on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1411594031226818564) \[via [Stoke Sentinel](https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dion-charles-stoke-city-accrington-5608657)\].

Charles has recently been capped by the Northern Ireland international side, making his debut against the United States in March \[[BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56472967)\].

### The Verdict: Charles would be an excellent signing for Stoke

Requiring fresh impetus ahead of the forthcoming season, the 25-year-old would represent an excellent addition at the Britannia Stadium.

In 2020/21, he made an outstanding contribution to the Accrington Stanley cause, with 20 goals and four assists from 49 appearances in all competitions \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dion-charles/leistungsdaten/spieler/284320/plus/0?saison=2020)\]. Albeit at a lower level than Stoke, that tally was beaten by only one Potters player last term \[[WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/96/Show/England-Stoke)\].

Unsurprisingly, he recorded the largest shots per game average within the entire squad; weighing in with a whopping 2.7 per match \[[WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/2157/Show/England-Accrington)\].

Once labelled as ‘brilliant’ by his former Southport manager Liam Watson \[[Belfast Newsletter](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/northern-irelands-dion-charles-can-lift-you-off-your-seat-says-former-manager-3174566)\], Stoke should look to finalise Charles’ signature and add some firepower to their attack for a relatively low cost.

***In other news, these Potters fans have been reacting to an [update on a former Stoke City player](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/liverpool-fans-react-as-xherdan-shaqiri-update-emerges/).***