On-loan winger Jermaine Pennant in talks for permanent Stoke move

27 December 2010 00:16
Stoke City are continuing talks with Real Zaragoza in a bid to agree a deal to sign on-loan Jermaine Pennant on a permanent basis in a £2.6m deal.[LNB]Former Arsenal, Birmingham City, Liverpool and Portsmouth winger Pennant is due back in Spain on January 1.[LNB] Success: Jermaine Pennant (right) has performed well during his loan spell[LNB]He wants to stay at Stoke and City chairman Peter Coates said: 'These things tend to take quite a bit of time to resolve.[LNB]'But we are still working on it and hoping to bring it to a satisfactory conclusion.'[LNB] Galatasaray hope to fend off Celtic in deal for Stoke's Abdoulaye FayeStoke boss Pulis calls for Faye to snub Celtic and sign new deal[LNB] Explore more:Places: Liverpool, Spain

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