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Report: Watford and Bournemouth lead chase for Jack Butland

Jack Butland of Stoke City signals during the Sky Bet Championship match between Stoke City and Sheffield United at Bet365 Stadium on May 05, 2019 ...
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The Stoke City stopper is reportedly wanted by Watford and Bournemouth.

Jack Butland talks to the press at St Georges Park on May 22, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.

According to a report from the Daily Mail, Watford and Bournemouth are eying summer swoops for Stoke City stopper Jack Butand.

The 26-year-old joined the Potters from Birmingham City in January 2013, for a fee believed to be worth £4 million, and he has since gone on to make 133 appearances for the Championship side.

Both Watford and Bournemouth could really do with a player like Butland, and a return to the Premier League would be extremely beneficial to the goalkeeper’s international prospects with England.

The Stoke ace has already earned nine international caps for England, and he is undoubtedly one of the best five English goalkeepers in the country.

Jack Butland looks on during an England Training Session at St Georges Park on October 9, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.

And the Daily Mail claims that the Hornets and the Cherries are currently leading the race to sign the 26-year-old Potters goalkeeper.

Butland will not come cheap, however.

The Daily Mail claims that Watford and Bournemouth will have to pay £25 million in order to prise him away from the BET365 Stadium this summer.

Jack Butland of England during the International Friendly match between England and Switzerland at The King Power Stadium on September 11, 2018 in Leicester, United Kingdom.