Stoke offer £4m to Birmingham for striker Cameron Jerome

22 January 2011 01:24
Stoke City are trying to land their second striker in 48 hours after bidding £4m for Birmingham's Cameron Jerome.[LNB]Manager Tony Pulis secured the loan capture of John Carew from Aston Villa on Friday morning.[LNB]But that was not enough to satisfy his demand for new forwards and he has now targeted Jerome.[LNB] On the move? Cameron Jerome[LNB]Stoke will need to off-load Ricardo Fuller to Sunderland for £3m before completing the deal.[LNB]That transfer was still to be concluded on Friday night with Fuller travelling to Londonfor Stoke's clash with Fulham on Saturday.[LNB]Although a price has been agreed between the clubs, Sunderland have yet to agreepersonal terms with the Jamaican, 31, who is looking for around £60,000-a-week wages.[LNB]Birmingham had made an enquiry about Fuller and Stoke's Tuncay. They have hada second approach for Manchester City's Jo rejected and manager Alex McLeish ispondering a move for Roman Pavlyuchenko, while Newcastle's Peter Lovenkrandsand Cardiff City's Jay Bothroyd remain on his radar.[LNB]Birmingham's Spanish midfielder Michel has joined AEK Athens on loan for the rest of the season.[LNB]Sebastian Larsson, who has expressed a desire to leave, has rejected an approach from Atletico Madrid.[LNB] McLeish: Birmingham in no rush to sell Newcastle and Blackburn target SebCarew set to snub West Bromwich to join Stoke on loan from Aston VillaBIRMINGHAM FC

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