Stoke City are busy behind the scenes hoping to add to their summer transfer business and are linked in the Swiss press with a move for Timothy Fayulu

Stoke City are being linked with what would be a surprise move for FC Sion goalkeeper Timothy Fayulu.

Stoke have already brought in Viktor Johansson, aged 25, as number one this summer after triggering a relegation release clause to prise him away from Rotherham United. Ben Gibson, aged 31, has joined too to bolster the centre-half department.

Now Swiss magazine Corner claims that the Potters are in “advanced contact” about a move for Fayulu, who has just helped Sion win promotion to the Swiss top flight by winning 23 out of 36 matches. It was form which earned the Swiss-born Fayulu, aged 24, a call up to the senior Democratic Republic of Congo squad.

Goalkeeper doesn’t seem like a priority position for the recruitment department, with Jack Bonham as back-up and Frank Fielding signed to a new deal while England youth international Tommy Simkin is hotly tipped and New Zealand youth Scott Morris joined in January to try to stake his claim. Blondy Nna Noukeu has been released.

Corner suggest that it would cost about £1.3 million to sign Fayulu, who measures in at 6ft 4in, and Vfl Bochum, who have just been relegated from the Bundesliga, are also interested. He has spoken about wanting the chance to play for Sion in the Swiss Super League.

Stoke are in the thick of transfer talks and hope to get more business done before players report for pre-season training at Clayton Wood on July 1.