ZANDER CLARK is attracting interest from English Championship outfit Stoke City, according to reports.
The Scotland international left St Johnstone this summer after spending a decade at McDiarmid Park.
The Sun now report that Michael O’Neill is keen to bolster his goalkeeping options and Clark is one of his targets.
Dundee United previously offered Clark the possibility of staying in Scotland, but this move now looks unlikely.
The 29-year-old would look to challenge Stoke duo Jack Bonham and Joe Bursik for the number one spot if he made the move down south.
Callum Davidson was not resigned to losing Clark at the end of the season but did reveal that he had replacements lined up.
He told the Courier: “We have been working hard for months on the goalkeeping position because Zander was the player we most expected to move on.
“I have been working closely with Paul Mathers to identify goalkeepers we think can come here and do a job for us.
“We have five or six targets drawn up and the conversations have been happening to see which of them we can get.
“We need someone capable of coming here and going straight in as number one.
“Zander has been such a key part of St Johnstone and he’s showed, as well as Alan Mannus before him, how important it is to have a strong number one.
“It’s a really important position and one we need to get right.”
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