Source: Team_Talk
Potters chief could stretch budget
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has admitted the club would be ready to stretch their budget if the right player became available.[LNB] The Potters are looking to strengthen their squad over the summer as they prepare for a third successive season in the Premier League.[LNB]Tony Pulis has already been linked with a number of new faces but Coates would not be drawn on who they are looking to land.[LNB]He did, however, admit that each transfer would be assessed on an individual basis to determine what the club could afford.[LNB]"We don't have a wage ceiling as such. We will deal with things on their merits," he told The Sentinel.[LNB]"Every club has a structure and that is normal, but we always look at each player on his merits and there are different ways of doing things.[LNB]"But it is not a case of us looking for big-name players. What we want are good players who are going to improve us. [LNB]"The deal has to be acceptable to us and we don't pay wages like Chelsea and Manchester United and Arsenal." [LNB]Coates has admitted that there is unlikely to be too much transfer activity in the coming days, with many players currently on international duty at the World Cup.[LNB]He added: "The transfers are always a bit later anyway, but they are likely to be later because of the World Cup."
