Stoke have had a busy transfer deadline day, adding Peter Crouch, Wilson Palacios and Cameron Jerome to their squad before the window closed.
Tony Pulis has long been an admirer of Crouch, who will suit The Potters’ direct approach, and has signed from Tottenham on a four-year contract for a club record fee of £10 million. The England striker had an inconsistent campaign for Spurs in 2010-11, and despite scoring valuable goals in the Champions League, struggled domestically.
Palacios failed to live up to expectations following his move to London from Wigan in January 2009, and fell behind Tom Huddlestone and Sandro in Harry Redknapp’s preferences last term. With Tottenham signing Scott Parker from West Ham, the Honduras international was deemed surplus to requirements, and has moved to the Brittania Stadium for £8 million.
Finally, Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome has also been snapped up, with the attacker also signing a four-year contract.
Club chief executive Tony Scholes is excited to see the new men move to the club.
“These fantastic deals are a statement of this football club’s intent. The club has made incredible strides forward over the past five years and to attract players of this calibre shows our ambitions as we look to continue that progress this season and beyond that,” the supremo stated to the side’s official website.
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