The former Potters’ defender has asked the club to ensure the Nigerian winger does not return to Chelsea at season’s end
Former Stoke City defender Danny Higgingbotham has asked the club to buy Victor Moses from Chelsea at the end of his loan deal.
The Nigerian has seen his fortunes rise this season, a year after he failed to shine on loan at Liverpool.
Even though injured and out for the rest of the season, Moses is going to become a hot property in the summer.
"What a shame Victor Moses won't be available against Southampton tomorrow after an injury that may even have ended his season,” Higgingbotham wrote in his column in the Stoke Sentinel.
“Regular readers know my feelings on him and so, finance permitting, I would sign him from Chelsea this summer.”
Having contributed to the safety of the Potters so far with some eye-catching performances, Higgingbotham believes Stoke should have placed a clause in his loan contract that would ensure his price didn’t increase at season’s end.
“It would be interesting to know if Stoke were clever enough to insert a clause with a fixed purchasing price when he first joined at the start of the season,” he wrote.
“Back then I reckon you could have shaken hands with Chelsea on around £5m, but his success at Stoke now means that figure will be nearer £10m.
“Stoke's game is increasingly pace orientated and that's what he provides, especially on the break and especially in one-v-one situations, so if they don't sign Moses they will surely be looking for someone similar.”
