Source: SKY_Sports
Potters tie up Boro swoop
// 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();} Stoke City have completed the double signing of Robert Huth and Tuncay Sanli from Middlesbrough, Sky Sports understands.[LNB] Skysports.com revealed earlier on Thursday that the Potters had lined up a twin raid on the Riverside to offer Huth and Sanli a route back into the Premier League.[LNB]Germany international defender Huth and Turkish attacker Tuncay have now agreed personal terms to finalise their moves to the Britannia Stadium.[LNB]Boro are understood to have received a combined fee in the region of £11million for the two players and manager Gareth Southgate understands why both players wanted to move on before the close of the transfer window.[LNB]Southgate said: "Tuncay is an international player, he wants to play in the Premier League.[LNB]"He has loved his time here, I think, but the challenge of this Championship promotion push isn't one that he wants at the moment.[LNB]"I don't criticise him for that - he has got a World Cup year, as has Robert, and that's something that's at the forefront of both of their minds.[LNB]"I understand that and I also understand what we have to do as a football club, so there are no issues with either player from my point of view."[LNB]
