Stoke issued a hands off warning to Chelsea on Asmir Begovic
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Stoke snub Chelsea interest in Asmir Begovic
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.''