Stoke make £8.5m move for Club Brugge defender Bjorn Engels as Mark Hughes seeks defensive cover
- Defender Engels has previously been linked with Arsenal and Everton
- Hughes has already signed Kurt Zouma on loan and Bruno Martins Indi
- Stoke have also enquired about £15m-rated Kevin Wimmer at Tottenham
Stoke have held further talks with Club Brugge over an £8.5million deal for centre-back Bjorn Engels.
Mark Hughes has already signed Kurt Zouma on loan from Chelsea and Bruno Martins Indi from Porto but with Ryan Shawcross entering the last year of his contract he is keen to add a third centre-back this summer.
Stoke have also enquired about Kevin Wimmer at Tottenham with West Brom and Crystal Palace already offering £15m for the Austrian.
Stoke have held talks with Club Brugge over the transfer of defender Bjorn Engels
Engels, a 6ft 4in stopper who has previously been linked with Arsenal and Everton, has helped the Belgium side start the season with four league wins but could not help them get past Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.
Stoke have added PSG and former Real Madrid striker Jese Rodriguez to a list of in-comings already featuring Max Choupo-Moting, Zouma, Darren Fletcher and teenager Josh Tymon.
Marko Arnautovic, Glenn Whelan and Jon Walters have left during the summer.
The 6ft 4in stopper has previously been of reported interest to Arsenal and Everton
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