Huge offer for Stoke City man could force transfer decision as Mark Robins made to wait
Stoke City will hope to reach the beginning of February with striker Tom Cannon still a member of their squad - but speculation is intensifying that parent club Leicester City could make a decision to take the forward out of the Potteries and send him elsewhere for the second half of the season.
Young forward Cannon, formerly of Everton, has been Stoke's undisputed focal point this term; beginning with his four-goal haul in the demolition of Portsmouth to deliver an early win in the reign of former boss Narcis Pelach, Cannon has since followed those goals up with important strikes in wins over Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, as well as recently against Sunderland and in the draw at Queens Park Rangers.
His nine league goals have him towards the top of the top scorer list, level with the likes of Burnley's Josh Brownhill and Portsmouth's Callum Lang, but Cannon's impressive return has attracted the eyes of clubs elsewhere in the Championship. The Irish international is supposedly wanted by both Luton Town and Sheffield Wednesday.
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Stoke's agreement with Premier League Leicester is pencilled in for the entire season, but clubs can put offers to the Foxes in the January window, from then which the decision lies solely with the parent club.
The Sun reports that although Luton and Sheffield Wednesday - the former who are below Stoke in the table and the latter who are chasing the play-offs - are keen, it would take a monumental offer for Leicester to consider moving Cannon. That will be a huge relief to new Stoke boss Mark Robins, who saw his team draw 0-0 with rock-bottom Plymouth on Saturday.
