da spicy bet： Stoke City face competition from Celtic to sign Cardiff City's highly-rated midfielder Joe Ledley while the Bhoys look set to make an offer for Liam Lawrence.
da pinnacle： Former Mansfield Town winger Lawrence is frustrated by his lack of first-team opportunities at the Britannia Stadium and would welcome the chance to move to Glasgow.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old Wales international Ledley is believed to prefer a move to the Potteries rather than Celtic.
Two years ago Stoke boss Tony Pulis failed to land Ledley despite offering £6million for a player who is now out of contract.
Pulis is desperate to cut a first-team squad that rose to 28 players last term and has already made it known that he would not stand in James Beattie or Dave Kitson's way if they wanted to leave the club.
Steve Simonsen is wanted by Sheffield United and Reading while the Royals are also hoping to sign Andy Griffin.Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email