By Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent

1st Aug, 2023 | 10:49am

Sources: Stoke City beat Sheffield Wednesday to Luke McNally deal as medical passed

Stoke City have agreed a loan deal for Burnley defender Luke McNally, sources have told Football Insider.

McNally has passed a medical at the Championship outfit and will make the move to the Potters on a season-long loan deal.

Stoke have beaten off interest from the likes of Coventry, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City for the Irish defender.

The 23-year-old found himself down the pecking order at Burnley and he spent the second half of last season on loan at Coventry City.

McNally played 21 times in the Championship last season, with just two of those outings coming for Burnley.

He subsequently went out on loan to Coventry and played a key role for Mark Robins’ side as they fell short at the final hurdle in the play-off final against Luton.

The defender started all 22 games he was eligible for during his temporary spell at the CBS Arena – playing the full game in each of those outings.

McNally only joined Burnley from Oxford United last summer (2022), signing a contract which runs until June 2026.

He caught the eye of the Clarets after impressing in his first full season in England during the 2021-22 campaign.

After coming across from Irish side St Patrick’s Athletic in January 2021, the centre-back managed four goals and one assist in 35 outings for Oxford United – earning a move to Turf Moor.

Stoke have been busy in the summer window after registering a 16th-place finish in the 2022-23 campaign.

The Potters have made no fewer than 10 signings since the end of last season.

In other news, Southampton pull plug on signing prolific Championship star.