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Mark Hughes has launched a last-ditch bid to hijack Nani’s £7million move to Valencia.

Former Manchester United star Nani is lined up to make a switch from Fenerbahce to the Mestalla after the La Liga outfit triggered a get-out clause in the Portuguese winger’s contract.

But Stoke boss Hughes has steamed in with a dramatic late move to bring Nani, 29, back to the Premier League.

Sparky reckons the wide-man possesses the talent and trickery to be a game-changing player for the Potters as they set about the task of improving on last season’s best-ever ninth place top flight finish.

Nani was bombed out at Old Trafford by axed United chief Louis van Gaal, who off-loaded him to the Turkish giants for £4.25million last summer.

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But he has put himself back in the spotlight by hitting a rich vein of form for his country at Euro 2016, and Hughes has targeted him after losing out to Premier League rivals Southampton for Norwich’s Nathan Redmond.

Hughes remains hopeful of landing West Brom striker Saido Berahino for £16million after another round of talks with the Baggies.

But his £17million swoop for Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel looks doomed to failure because the Zenit St. Petersburg ace has set his sights on joining a Champions League club.