Butland in demand

A whole host of Premier League heavyweights are set to battle for Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland, according to the Daily Star.

A number of top flight clubs are on the lookout for a new keeper and Butland is high on the list of targets for those in need.

The England international has missed the majority of this season with an ankle injury but returned last month in a 2-0 defeat to Swansea City.

Since signing for the Potters, the twenty-four year old has racked up fifty-one appearances for the club in all competitions while he also had loan spells with Barnsley, Leeds United and Derby County.

Prior to his move to Stoke he played every game for Birmingham City in the 2012/13 campaign while he made his England debut in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Italy at the start of that season.

He made his league debut for Cheltenham Town in September 2011.