Stoke have edged ahead in the pursuit of Nathan Redmond with the Norwich winger thought to prefer a move to the Britannia Stadium ahead of other options.

Norwich are set to sell their prized asset following relegation to the Championship and are willing to consider bids of £8million, depending on payment structure.

Mark Hughes has a long-standing interest in Redmond, who fits the profile of young, quick attackers the club are looking to recruit, and is preparing an official bid.

Stoke are believed to be Nathan Redmond's preferred option with the winger set to leave Norwich this summer

Redmond celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal in victory over Watford last week

Norwich are set to cash in on the 22-year-old, whose contract expires in 2017, after they were relegated

The 22-year-old, whose contract expires in 2017, is also seriously interesting Crystal Palace and West Ham and Norwich will look to extract the best price given Birmingham have a sell-on clause.

Redmond left St Andrew’s in 2013 in a £3.2m deal and Birmingham are thought to be due 15 per cent of any profit made by Norwich.

But the money may take up to 12 months to come through due to staggered payments usually applied in transfers.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes has a long-standing interest in Redmond who is likely to fetch around £8million

Redmond is also a target for Crystal Palace and West Ham having scored six goals in 35 league games

A straight up fee of £8m is thought to be enough to convince Norwich to sell, but it may take up to £12m if dependent on add-ons.

Redmond, who is currently with England Under 21s preparing for the Toulon Tournament, made 35 appearances in the Premier League for the Canaries this season scoring six times and making three assists.

Stoke spent £30m in transfers this season, including £12m on Xherdan Shaqiri and £18.3m on Gianelli Imbula.