Ba deal not dead - Pulis

17 January 2011 11:30
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has confirmed the door has not closed completely on a potential deal for Demba Ba. A £6million move for the Hoffenheim striker appeared to have collapsed at the weekend after the Senegal international failed a medical. But Pulis is refusing to throw in the towel on the 25-year-old and may yet pursue a deal before the transfer window closes at the end of the month should Ba's injury not be too serious. "It is important to stress it fell through because of a problem with one of his legs," Pulis told BBC Radio Stoke. "If our club doctor has said it's going to take three, four or five months to settle down, I don't see any point doing a deal. "But if it's weeks, who knows? It might be right to do it."

Source: PA