[Getty Images]Nick Mashiter - Football reporterThu, November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM UTC·1 min readStoke are in the hunt to sign Louie Barry on loan next month with Aston Villa planning to recall him from Sheffield United.
The midfielder has not played for the Blades since October and Villa will bring him back and immediately send him back out on loan in January.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPromotion-chasing Stoke, second in the Championship, are among a host of interested clubs which include Derby, Hull and Oxford.
Barry spent the second half of last season on loan at Hull - after a successful 16-goal loan spell in League One with Stockport - but it was cut short by a knee injury and he made just four appearances.
The 22-year-old has been struggling with a cyst in his right knee and has returned to Bodymoor for treatment.
He is expected back at Bramall Lane next month and is due to be available for the Blades' final games of the year but it remains unlikely he will play.
He started the season well under Ruben Selles but United lost their opening five games before Selles was sacked and replaced by the returning Chris Wilder.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBarry made nine appearances for the Blades but has started just once under Wilder, in a 1-0 win over Watford in October, while his knee issue forced him to miss Sunday's derby win at Sheffield Wednesday.
