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title: "Stoke ask Villa to double their bid for Glenn Whelan"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2017/06/16/stoke-ask-villa-double-bid-glenn-whelan/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Bunting"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2017-06-16T12:30:14Z"
modified: "2017-06-16T12:30:14Z"
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# Stoke ask Villa to double their bid for Glenn Whelan

Stoke City have told Aston Villa they must pay around £1 million for Republic of Ireland international Glenn Whelan, according to a report in the [Express and Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2017/06/16/aston-villa-told-to-double-bid-for-whelan/).

The Villans have already had a bid of £500,000 rejected by the Potters and have been told to stump up another £500,000 if they want to sign the midfielder.

Whelan has been a consistent player at the Bet365 Stadium,  making 291 appearances in total for Stoke.

Whelan has also been a key figure for the Republic of Ireland in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign playing a deeper role for Martin O’Neill’s side.

This fee could put Steve Bruce off but with modern day football, this type od fee for a Premier League player is now normal.

The recent arrival of Darren Fletcher at Stoke puts Whelan at risk of being pushed out of regular first-team contention so a deal is likely to go through if Villa decide to pay the asking price.