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÷ LEYTON ORIENT players received a payment from the club yesterday, but not for the full amount. Players and staff at the relegated League Two club were forced to wait until the beginning of this week before they received their March wages. Pay for April was due yesterday but has not fully appeared, which is sure to fuel the anger towards owner Francesco Becchetti. ÷ MARK HUGHES has told Jack Butland to concentrate on playing for Stoke before aiming to earn an England recall. After a serious ankle injury, Butland made his first senior appearance for 392 days against Swansea last week. The 24-yearold will face West Ham today and Hughes said: ‘He’s been out a while, but he can get to the end of the season with us and if he gets an England call-up it could help him and us because he’ll get more game time.’ ÷ RIYAD MAHREZ has urged Leicester to give Craig Shakespeare the manager’s job for next season. ‘He’s the man to take us forward,’ Mahrez said. ÷ RYAN BERTRAND could complete a move back to Stamford Bridge in the summer. Chelsea sold the 27-year-old England full back to Southampton for £10million in 2015.