Stoke City chairman Peter Coates said the club would be looking to sign Nigeria international winger Victor Moses on a permanent deal in the summer transfer window.
Moses has been in impressive form in his second straight season on loan from Barclays English Premier League leaders Chelsea.
The Nigerian has scored three goals and created three assists for the Potters who currently sit 10th place in the Premier League and closing in on a second straight top-half finish under Mark Hughes.
Coates has now declared that Stoke are interested in signing the Chelsea man on a long-term deal beyond the end of the campaign.
“There are some obvious things we want to do. Victor Moses is an interesting situation for us and we would like to see how the land lies with that one. If we can, we would like to do a deal,” Coates told SkySports News.
Moses has not played for Chelsea since May 2013 having spent the 2013/14 season on loan at Liverpool, prior to his switch to the Britannia Stadium where he has enjoyed a timely return to form.
Though Moses’ days at Chelsea look increasingly numbered after the January signing of Juan Cuadrado, reports in the January transfer window suggested manager Jose Mourinho was keen on recalling the 24-year-old to bolster his squad further.
Moses has been out of action since mid-March and though he has returned to training during the international break he is ineligible for the resumption of Stoke’s Premier League campaign against parent club Chelsea on 4 April.
