Championship clubs to fight it out for Stoke’s Collins

Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest are set to go head to head for the signature of Stoke City’s Danny Collins. The Welsh defender has been left out of Stoke’s 25 man Premier League squad and has been given the go ahead by Tony Pulis to get some first team football under his belt.

Despite the transfer window closing on August 31, Football League clubs are eligible to take players on emergency loans for a period of 93 days ( three months)

Which one of Forest or Ipswich lands Collins might well depend on which club is prepared to stump up the defenders £25,000-a-week wages. At this moment, Forest look the favourites, with Steve McClaren looking to bolster his defence at the City Ground.

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