Potters agree Tuncay deal

27 August 2009 13:39
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Skysports.com understands that Stoke City have agreed terms with Middlesbrough for Tuncay Sanli.[LNB] Having already struck a deal with Boro for Robert Huth - which skysports.com exclusively revealed on Thursday, Stoke have followed that up by agreeing a fee for the Turkish forward.[LNB]Huth arrived in Stoke earlier on Thursday for his medical, and he has been followed to the Potteries by Tuncay.[LNB]"The two clubs have agreed a fee and Robert is having talks[LNB]with Stoke at the moment," confirmed Boro boss Gareth Southgate.[LNB]"Again, we have agreed a fee with Stoke City and the player (Tuncay) is in[LNB]talks with them."[LNB]Both players are now discussing terms and having medicals, but Stoke know that Tuncay could take more persuading to move than Huth to switch to the Britannia Stadium.[LNB]Tony Pulis, though, is confident of getting both players signed, as Stoke look to add three or four players to their squad before next Tuesday's deadline.[LNB]Big dealNew Stoke assistant Peter Reid feels the signing of Huth could be a great deal.[LNB]"Robert Huth has tremendous attributes and would be a quality acquisition. I've followed his progress since he came over from Germany to Chelsea and he's a very good player," said Reid.[LNB]"He's a big, powerful boy who is good in the air, and he has great feet as[LNB]well. He's had a few injuries, but he appears to be putting them behind him."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports