Stoke City could make a loan offer to Manchester City for striker Edin Dzeko this month, according to reports.

Dzeko has only just returned to training after a groin injury and has scored two Premier League goals this season, while he could see his game time limited with the expected arrival of Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony.

The Sentinel claims that Potters boss Mark Hughes is weighing up an offer for the Bosnian after seeing winger Oussama Assaidi's loan from Liverpool cut short, vacating space for another loan signing from a Premier League team.

The report suggests that Dzeko might take some persuading to head to the Britannia Stadium, but the promise of first-team football and the presence of international colleague Asmir Begovic could sway his decision.

Dzeko moved to Manchester City from Wolfsburg in 2011.