Stoke City: Tony Pulis pursues interest in Wolves winger Michael Kightly
STOKE boss Tony Pulis is pursuing his interest in Wolves winger Michael Kightly with just 18 days to go before the start of the new Premier League season.
Wolves have received a modest seven-figure offer for the 26-year-old Molineux favourite, but are declining to say who from.
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WANTED MAN: Stoke are understood to be pursuing Wolves winger Michael Kightly.
Pulis has been keeping close tabs on Kightly's fellow winger Matt Jarvis since both became fair game after Wolves were relegated in May.
But while Jarvis will cost nearer £6m, Kightly could be prised away for a third of that because he only has a year left on his contract.
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Kightly's value has fluctuated markedly over the past couple of seasons after injury problems sidelined him for 18 months from November 2009 to April 2011.
But Basildon-born Kightly, who joined Wolves from non-league Grays five years ago, resurfaced last season during a loan spell at Watford before impressing for Wolves in the final few months of their relegation campaign.
His best work has come on the right flank – immediately opening up the prospect of a challenge to Jermaine Pennant – but he can also play behind the main striker and switch to the left wing if required.
Wolves remain in the market for at least one new central defender, so that could leave the door ajar for Danny Higginbotham to act as a makeweight in any Stoke move for Kightly.
Higginbotham remains keen to seek first-team football elsewhere – either on loan or permanently – if he is surplus to requirements at the Britannia.
Meanwhile, Stoke tackle Kansas City tomorrow evening in the third and final friendly of their exhausting American tour.
Pulis will take a rain check on both Cameron Jerome and Marc Wilson after both failed to finish Saturday's 1-0 win at Orlando City because of knee problems.
Midfielder Glenn Whelan is available for selection, despite his second-half dismissal for two yellow-card offences in Orlando.
Comments
by SCFC4EVA
Sunday, August 05 2012, 2:43PM
“reading on a French site that quotes the Sun (shouldn't that disqualify it right away?) they claim we are after Moussa Konate from Maccabi after his romp in the Olympics with Senegal”
by SCFC4EVA
Thursday, August 02 2012, 3:07PM
“deadly, i'd get off that cheap booze if i were you, it has obviously rotted your brain !how long did it take you to come up with that little story ? you should start publishing. I asked this of a couple others on here, are you the same person as them because you write the exact same things, just under different screen names.
very curious”
by stokielad
Thursday, August 02 2012, 6:46AM
“I couldnt care about yet another injury prone player that TP says works "aard"
It would be so much better to read that TP was going to go for a player that has quality, skill and class instead of "he works aard"
Why the hell didnt we go for a far better player that has speed, technical ability, knows how to play a pass, can take people on, knows where the back of the net is, puts in a decent cross, thats young and has a selling on potential. Sounds like quite a player hey, and was available on a free. So why the hell didnt TP go for Hoilett?????”
by deadlyscfc
Wednesday, August 01 2012, 11:23PM
“Scfc4eva was on this site for a long time known as soccerfoot USA.He changed his name,but not his negative attitude to the club.He allegedly lives in the States and watches all the Matches on Foxtv.I had no problem at first,but when he could not answer a question properly,he resorted to dishing out insults to people thus antagonising others,which led to abuse going backwards and forwards.He hit an all time low at xmas when my wife who is a journalist,passed on a few comments and thoughts of other reporters,.He went into a tirade of abusing her.He became known as Soccerknob,because of his abusive and negative posts,in time that was shortened.I just call him SF,which is not in any way abusive or insulting.He probably thought he would not recognise him under a new name,but a leopard does not change his spots and if you compare the posts to the ones last season you would see they are the same.Hope that clears it up for you.”
by SCFC4EVA
Wednesday, August 01 2012, 9:18PM
“boothernender, you have to consider who is saying it now don't you? if the shoe fits, sort of thing.”
by boothernender
Wednesday, August 01 2012, 8:57PM
“Why do people call SCFC4EVA "Soccerfoot" and "Knob" ? Not very polite is it.”
by stoked
Wednesday, August 01 2012, 11:54AM
“Do you have a carer Soccerfoot? Can they please just unplug your computer so adults can discuss football properly.
Get a life”
by deadlyscfc
Tuesday, July 31 2012, 10:30PM
“according to the Star Wolves fans said they would rather lose Jervis than Kightly.Jervis went missing in games too many times last season and plays when he feels like it.Paper also mentioned that a 1.7m bid had been made believed to be from Stoke”
by boothernender
Tuesday, July 31 2012, 10:05PM
“After the Senegal game against Team GB some were on here saying that Tony Pulis would be drooling over the physical presence of some of their side and would want to sign them all up. I was at Wembley on Sunday and I'd say we could do a lot worse as some of them could play a bit. Both of the wingers were decent and the guy with the dodgy blonde haircut was excellent. Don't know his name but would love to see him at Stoke, sort it out Salif.”
by stokefin
Tuesday, July 31 2012, 10:02PM
“Cheers for the info flint,I have to be fed dribs and drabs of everyrhing concering stoke via the media nowadays or the rumour mill since moving to southampton 3yr ago, hence why I've popped up on here . Cheers ode.”