By Soccernet staff
Asmir Begovic: Bosnia international
Stoke City have issued a hands off warning to Chelsea
after they declared an interest in signing Asmir
Begovic.
Begovic, who joined Stoke from Portsmouth in January, was wanted
by Chelsea to act as understudy to Petr Cech even though they already
have Hilario and Ross Turnbull on their books.
Manager Tony Pulis has revealed that Chelsea
have been in contact about the goalkeeper's availability - but
there is no chance that he will be sold.
Begovic, 23, is in a battle with Thomas Sorensen for the first choice
position at the Britannia Stadium.
"They (Chelsea) have enquired, but they have been told he is not
for sale,'' Pulis told the Stoke Sentinel. "We are trying
to bring players in, not let our better players go.''
Pulis also played down the chances of Stoke being able to
attract Nice striker Loic Remy.
"He's a very talented young player, but whether we do the deal
is another thing,'' Pulis said. "It's not just Stoke interested,
but three or four others.''