Stoke capture Eidur Gudjohnsen as part of triple deal on deadline day

The arrival of former Chelsea and Barcelona forward Gudjohnsen, 31, from Monaco for the season would be a particular coup for Potters boss Tony Pulis.Gudjohnsen, who spent the latter part of last season on loan with Tottenham, had been pondering a move to join Mark Hughes at Fulham just hours after Stoke had come close to agreeing terms on a similar 12 month deal.  Related ArticlesManchester City's propped up transfer marketYobo poised for Fenerbahce loanWigan swoop for Di SantoTransfer deadline day: as it happenedArsenal make final move for SchwarzerLiverpool rebuffed over ZamoraAccording to reports, Monaco favoured the Fulham move after the club agreed to make a £2 million contribution towards the Icelandic player's salary. But Stoke eventually rubber-stamped the loan move for Gudjohnsen, just before the transfer deadline passed at 6pm.Ex-Liverpool winger Pennant agreed a loan deal to stay at the Britannia Stadium until January after a troubled year at Real Zaragoza.Portsmouth's Wilson joined in a player-plus-cash move that saw Liam Lawrence and Dave Kitson move in the opposite direction.

Source: Telegraph