The Mags have already banked a huge fee of £575,000 for allowing Ameobi to go to the Britannia Stadium on loan, and a deal has already been struck between the two clubs that if Stoke are promoted then Ameobi's loan deal will become permanent.
United will get £4m for the player.
He is being married in the summer, and the word is that Kevin Keegan was livid when the 26-year-old striker asked to miss a reserve game because he had a wedding rehearsal!
You upset Keegan only once ... then you pack your bags!