Stoke City have tabled a bid for Australian international striker Jamie Maclaren. The forward is amongst three players who are on the radar of Stoke manager Mark Hughes for a transfer in the January transfer window
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Maclaren has been with Australia soccer league team Brisbane Roar since 2015 and has scored 26 goals in 36 games since making the move there from Perth Glory. The 23-year-old centre forward is considered one of Australia's brightest young players and numerous Premier League and top European teams have been tracking the young striker for some time. It is understood that Dutch teams NEC and Ajax have been monitoring Maclaren's progress whilst in England Stoke City are competing with West Bromwich Albion for the coveted 5 foot 10 player.

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Stoke City have been tracking Maclaren for over six months, according to reports from Australia, and have even been in contact with Maclaren's agent over the past two months to persuade the player to make a move to England now before his valuation shoots up with another successful Australian domestic programme.