Stoke close in on Zigic capture
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Stoke may complete the signing of Valencia striker Nikola Zigic this weekend after chief executive Tony Scholes flew to Spain to tie up a deal.
Zigic has been linked with the Potters for a number of weeks now and there were reports in the Spanish media that Valencia had accepted an offer of 12million euros from the Premier League new boys.
City boss Tony Pulis played down the reports, but rumours of his interest in Zigic have refused to go away and Scholes has now flown out to Spain to hold talks with Los Che and the player's agent.
The Daily Mirror suggested a season-long loan deal is on the cards but
Valencia newspaper Las Provincias claims a permanent deal is still the preferred option in order for the Spaniards to fund a move for Louis Saha.
Zigic was reported to have turned down a loan move to Portsmouth in January and has been linked with the likes of Aston Villa and Sunderland from the Premier League this summer.
Stoke are leading the chase, though, and will hope to conclude a deal as quickly as possible to ward off possible interest from overseas.
Zigic joined Valencia for 15million euros from Racing Santander last summer, the 27-year-old hitting seven in 14 games to add to the 19 in 32 he notched for Santander.
His record at Red Star Belgrade was 71 in just 110 games, while he has 11 in 29 appearances for Serbia. His capture would represent a major coup for Stoke, who have already added to their frontline with £5.5million signing Dave Kitson.
If he comes EPL, i bet he'll be a hit!
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he's even taller den Crouch..haha