Stoke City boss Paul Lambert is reportedly keen on Wolves winger Ben Marshall.
According to The Sun, Stoke City boss Paul Lambert wants to raid former club Wolverhampton Wanderers for winger Ben Marshall this summer.
Whilst Wolves have clinched promotion to the top flight as Championship champions, Stoke find themselves mired in the Premier League relegation battle and could drop into the second tier.
Lambert was only appointed in January and could be at risk of losing his job if the Potters are relegated, but the Scot is experienced in the second tier and may have plans to take the club back up.
Signings would be needed given that Stoke would surely lose a number of players, and The Sun report that Lambert wants to return to former club Wolves to sign winger Ben Marshall.
Marshall, 28, is currently on loan at Millwall having been frozen out at Wolves this season, and has notched three goals and five assists in 15 Championship outings for the Lions.
The wide man worked with Lambert at Blackburn Rovers and then reunited at Wolves, whilst a move to Stoke would actually hand Marshall a return to his former club too.
Former Manchester United youngster Marshall joined Stoke from Crewe Alexandra back in 2009, but failed to make a single appearance for the club before being sold to Leicester City in 2012.
If relegated, Marshall would be the sort of experienced campaigner Stoke may be looking for, and his prior links to the club as well as his history with Lambert and his outcast status at Wolves mean a deal would make a lot of sense.
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