Pulis to offer Pennant £1.5m escape route from Real Zaragoza nightmare

12 March 2010 11:25
Pain in Spain: Pennant in action for Zaragoza[LNB]Stoke are set to offer former Liverpool and Birmingham winger Jermaine Pennant a way out of his increasingly sour spell in Spain.[LNB]Pennant signed for Real Zaragoza last summer but has struggled with the language and fell out with coach Jose Aurelio Gay after persistently arriving late for training.[LNB]But Potters boss Tony Pulis is prepared to take a gamble on the wide man who, despite often attracting controversy, is a gifted and pacy midfielder.[LNB] Pulis is preparing a £1.5million bid to bring him back to the Premier League, according to The Mirror.[LNB]Pennant, 27, began his career at Arsenal after Arsene Wenger shelled out a record £2m for a trainee, but failed to hold down a first-team spot and was sold to Birmingham in 2005.[LNB] Errant Pennant sent home by Real Zaragoza for third late showGraham Poll - The Official Line: Why Stoke City are just not a dirty teamBurnley 1 Stoke 1: Stalemate does little to ease Laws' relegation fears STOKE CITY FC

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