Tag: Stoke

Ashley Phillips: Stoke City sign teenage Spurs defender on loan
23 August 2024 Off

Ashley Phillips: Stoke City sign teenage Spurs defender on loan

By Total Football News

“Whilst we identified the need to bring another central defender into our squad some time ago, we opted to remain patient and await the right player of the right quality to become available,” Stoke sporting director Jon Walters said.

“We’re delighted that our conversations with Ashley and with Tottenham have led to them each believing that Stoke City is the right club for him, amid no shortage of competition.”

Phillips

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Tyrese Campbell: Sheffield United sign former Stoke City striker
11 August 2024 Off

Tyrese Campbell: Sheffield United sign former Stoke City striker

By Total Football News

“Tyrese is someone I’ve liked for a long time,” said Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder.

“As an opposition manager I always saw something in him which made me think I’d like to work with him one day, so I’m delighted to bring him to Bramall Lane.

“You can argue he has a point to prove at the level, but as a staff we have had success in taking on players

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Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City: Baker’s late winner sees off Sky Blues
10 August 2024 Off

Stoke City 1-0 Coventry City: Baker’s late winner sees off Sky Blues

By Total Football News

Stoke should have gone ahead before the break when Junior Tchamadeu rose highest to head Lynden Gooch’s far-post cross against the upright.

Emre Tezgel also had a header parried by debutant Coventry keeper Dovin, from Tchamadeu’s right-wing cross – but it was the only on-target effort of the first half.

And the two keepers did not get much busier after the break despite Coventry improving.

Strikers Haji Wright, on his

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Blondy Nna Noukeu: Sunderland sign former Stoke goalkeeper
4 August 2024 Off

Blondy Nna Noukeu: Sunderland sign former Stoke goalkeeper

By Total Football News

Sunderland have signed Blondy Nna Noukeu after the former Stoke City goalkeeper impressed on trial with the Championship club.

The 22-year-old, who has been training with Sunderland during the summer, has agreed a two-year deal with an option for a further year.

Noukeu was born in Cameroon and grew up in Belgium, playing youth football for Royal Excel Mouscron, before making the move to Stoke in 2019.

He never made

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Stoke City: John Coates becomes outright owner in ‘structural change’
2 August 2024 Off

Stoke City: John Coates becomes outright owner in ‘structural change’

By Total Football News

Stoke City chairman John Coates has become the “outright” owner of the Championship club following a demerger implemented by bet365.

As a result of what is described as a “structural change”, the club say they are now debt free and also own their stadium and training ground.

The Coates family, initially through John’s father Peter, first became majority shareholders in the 1980s and did so again in 2006 when their

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Sam Gallagher: Stoke City sign Blackburn Rovers striker
31 July 2024 Off

Sam Gallagher: Stoke City sign Blackburn Rovers striker

By Total Football News

Stoke City have signed striker Sam Gallagher from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year-old, who joined Rovers from Southampton in 2019, has signed a three-year deal to become Potters boss Steven Schumacher’s fourth summer signing – in marked contrast to the summer of 2023, when the club brought in 19 players.

It follows the arrivals of goalkeeper Viktor Johansson and defenders Ben Gibson and Eric Bocat.

“Sam has

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Ben Gibson: Stoke City defender vows to remain ‘noisy and loud’
19 July 2024 Off

Ben Gibson: Stoke City defender vows to remain ‘noisy and loud’

By Total Football News

Gibson has won promotion from the Championship twice – with Middlesbrough in 2015-16 and Norwich four seasons ago – and he joins a club that is desperate to get back to challenging for a top-flight return.

Since relegation from the Premier League in 2018, Stoke have failed to finish higher than 14th in the second tier.

Current boss Steven Schumacher is the club’s fifth manager in a little under five

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Ben Pearson: Stoke City midfielder out for start of season after surgery
27 June 2024 Off

Ben Pearson: Stoke City midfielder out for start of season after surgery

By Total Football News

Stoke City midfielder Ben Pearson will miss the start of the Championship season after undergoing hamstring surgery.

The 29-year-old is said to be “undergoing an extended rehabilitation period” after having the “troublesome” injury addressed during the summer.

Stoke head coach Steven Schumacher said it was “unfortunate” and “frustrating” for Pearson, who featured 32 times for the club last season after joining on a permanent deal from Bournemouth following an initial

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Stoke City sign French defender Eric Bocat on four-year deal
26 June 2024 Off

Stoke City sign French defender Eric Bocat on four-year deal

By Total Football News

Stoke City have made their third summer signing by bringing in defender Eric Bocat from Belgian top-flight club Sint-Truiden for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.

The 24-year-old Frenchman, who began his career at Lille, follows the arrival of Norwich City defender Ben Gibson and Rotherham United goalkeeper Viktor Johansson.

“He is a versatile, athletic, and exciting player whose attributes can help him thrive in the Championship and

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Chris Cohen: Stoke City appoint Lincoln assistant as first-team coach
14 June 2024 Off

Chris Cohen: Stoke City appoint Lincoln assistant as first-team coach

By Total Football News

Stoke City have appointed Lincoln City’s assistant head coach Chris Cohen as their new first-team coach.

The 37-year-old former Nottingham Forest midfielder worked under Imps boss Michael Skubala for six months.

He was previously assistant to Nathan Jones at Luton Town and Southampton.

“He has an excellent reputation within the game and his work is highly regarded by coaches, players and club owners alike,” said Stoke’s sporting director

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