Exclusive: Is Stoke City’s offer for Mark Sykes finally accepted by Bristol City?

In what could be a pivotal few days for manager Mark Robins and sporting director Jon Walters,

Stoke City is reportedly considering a late January transfer window move to sign Mark Sykes;

a bid was reportedly made to try to sign him from Bristol City. Sykes, 27,

checks a number of priority boxes for the Potters in terms of age, experience, and position.

His ideal role has been up for debate since the days when Michael O’Neill was lining him up to play for

Northern Ireland, though he ultimately chose to swear allegiance to the Republic of Ireland,

but he has been clear enough about what he would prefer.It was Robinson who signed

Sykes for Oxford from Glenavon in January 2019, helping the player find his feet and best position in League One.

He told the Oxford Mail in August 2021: “There’s a big argument for Sykesy higher up,

he gives us so much more in the final third off the right. I prefer him in there,

sometimes his lackadaisical approach in the middle of the pitch gets him caught

out but his talent comes to the forefront when he gets in them little areas on the right.

” By the winter, as he was trying to persuade Sykes to stay at the club for ‘a very long time’,

he added: “There’s loads of different components that can get the best out of players

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