Stoke still open to transfer deals

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is still ready to add some new players to his squad, despite financial restraints and the transfer deadline fast approaching.

Pulis said: “I think everybody knows we have to bring players in,” he said. “[But] we’ve got a wage structure that we want to keep to. We miss out on deals, and we have to be big enough to accept that.”

Stoke have been linked with moves for Tottenham duo Wilson Palacios and Peter Crouch.