Stoke City: City banking on Olofinjana's Monaco move

Friday, July 17, 2009, 09:20

by Martin Spinks

STOKE City are hoping Seyi Olofinjana, pictured, will become the club's first big-name departure this summer as talks appear to be prospering with leading French club Monaco.

Stoke are trying to recoup as much as possible from the £3m package they agreed with Wolves when signing the 29-year-old Nigerian international 12 months ago.

His departure will leave a midfield vacancy already earmarked for Sunderland's Dean Whitehead as Stoke remain on his trail ahead of a possible deal by the end of next week.

Olofinjana is resigned to leaving the Potteries for the south of France after falling largely out of favour in the second half of his first season at Stoke.

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ON TRACK: Stoke City players are put through their paces at their Austrian training camp ahead of tonight's friendly.  Picture: Clare Jennings

ON TRACK: Stoke City players are put through their paces at their Austrian training camp ahead of tonight's friendly. Picture: Clare Jennings

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