Source: Daily_Mail
Stoke boss Tony Pulis to make £4m bid for Stephen Warnock
[LNB]Tony Pulis is planning to make a ?4m bid for unsettled Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock.[LNB]Pulis will make his offer for the player, who had a bitter fall-out with Villa boss Gerard Houllier, if he can keep Stoke in the Premier League.[LNB]Warnock hasn't played for Villa's team since their defeat at Manchester City in December.[LNB] Frustration: Stephen Warnock could leave Aston Villa for Stoke[LNB]And Pulis is prepared to fight it out with Liverpool, where Warnock played as a youngster, and Wigan for the 29-year-old's services.[LNB]Pulis has warned his squad that he will shake up the squad this summer.[LNB]'If we stay up this year, there will be lots of changes,' he said. 'They won't be massive, but certainly changes within the club and the group which will enable to push on again.[LNB]'It's not a case of shaking it up, it's about being solid enough thatif things did go a bit wobbly, we would be able to maintain the progress and stability we've built over the previous three years.'[LNB] Police step up security for Stoke and West Ham's cup tie after fan clashesGrant slates rivals over approach for hot-shot Ba as Hammers beat Stoke[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Tony Pulis, Gerard Houllier Places: Liverpool
