Source: SKY_Sports
Stoke eye double 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();} Skysports.com understands Stoke City are looking to complete a shock double swoop on Middlesbrough with the signings of Robert Huth and Tuncay Sanli. [LNB] Huth and Tuncay are two of Boro's most prized assets, but with combined wages believed to be in excess of £100,000-a-week - the Teesside club are keen to do a deal. [LNB]Skysports.com revealed that Stoke were closing on Huth, who is now nearing a conclusion and will end a long chase for Tony Pulis.[LNB]Pulis has been chasing at least one new central defender and the German has been top of his list of targets for a number of weeks. Stoke have now pressed home their interest following Huth's excellent start to the new season, which has seen him skipper Boro to four clean-sheets in their four Championship games. [LNB]Skysports.com understands that Huth is on his way to the Potteries and will hold talks and undergo a medical on Thursday. [LNB]Whilst Huth talks near conclusion, Stoke are also looking to bring in Tuncay - who has also attracted interest from Cologne and Birmingham in recent days. [LNB]Pulis is a big fan of the hard-working Turkish international and Stoke are now looking into doing a deal with Boro for the 27-year-old. [LNB]Cologne's interest in Tuncay is only on a loan basis although their assistant boss Umit Oozat is hopeful. [LNB]"Tuncay wants to come over to Cologne and this would be a big boost," he told Express. "You could easily sell 50,000 strips with his name on."[LNB]
