The Potters had a £20million bid rejected in the summer but are hopeful of clinching a deal for around half that amount.
Stoke manager Mark Hughes is keen to boost his goalscoring options after it emerged that on-loan Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony has a special clause in his loan deal which allows him to be sold to a club in the Chinese Super League. "We have to cover ourselves," said Hughes.
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Stoke travel to Watford tomorrow with Stefano Okaka targeting his first Premier League goal in six years.
Watford's £10m summer signing from Anderlecht has been frustrated by injury so far.
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Wilfried Bony could leave Stoke for the Chinese Super League due to a clause in his Man City loan
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Stefano Okaka is looking to score his first goal in his first start for Watford against Stoke
But he made his comeback in last Saturday's victory over Leicester - and the door is open because last year's top scorer Odion Ighalo has scored just one Premier League goal all term.
Okaka said: "With the experience I have in my head I think I can do something good."
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