Stoke City Launch £12m Bid to Secure Highly-Rated Middlesbrough Defender Ben Gibson

?Stoke City have reportedly launched a £12m bid for Middlesbrough centre-back Ben Gibson, to keep the 24-year-old in the top flight of English football following Boro's relegation to the Championship. The highly-rated English defender is a fan favourite at the club after he grew up less than five miles away from the Riverside, and Gibson was a shining light in Boro's otherwise lacklustre season, which resulted in his first senior England call up in March.  Gibson is seemingly a man in demand...

Source: 90min.com