Sports: Here is why Stoke City is chasing Daniel Opare with £2.5million move to the Premier League

STOKE are weighing up a move for Ghana right-back Daniel Opare.

German football club Augsburg is ready throw some good cash to catch Daniel Opare Ghana right-back player in January.

This is to avoid losing him on a free transfer in the summer and Mark Hughes is ready to pounce. With this move, the Premier League club face strong competition to get their man.

Ghana right-back Daniel Opare has his contract expiring at the end of the season and he has a host of clubs looking to snap him up in a £2.5million deal.

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Everton and Watford are also targeting the 27-year-old full-back positions. However, there is strong interest right across Europe with AC Milan in Serie A, La Liga's Sevilla and Marseille in France all tracking his situation.

Although Augsburg is hoping Opare signs a new deal to keep him in Bundesliga, they have so far been unable to reach any kind of agreement over terms.

This development makes the club vulnerable to losing the defender on a free transfer at the end of the season.

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Stoke want Daniel Opare to fill the problem area in their squad at right wing-back.

That has left the door open for clubs to swoop in January, with Stoke boss Mark Hughes desperate for a right wing-back.

 

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