Former Rangers man Maurice Edu farmed out by Stoke to Bursaspor

By PHIL MEDLICOTT
Published on 18/01/2013 01:24

Stoke City have confirmed former Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu is to spend the rest of the season on loan with Bursaspor, but Potters manager Tony Pulis is giving little away about the future of Kenwyne Jones.

Edu has signed a deal with the Turkish outfit after making only one first-team appearance for Stoke – as an 80th-minute substitute – since joining them from Rangers in August.

Referring to the United States international yesterday, Pulis said: “He has come in and not got any games. That has been disappointing for Maurice and he needs to play games, to maintain his opportunity of playing for his country.

“So the club [Bursaspor] has come in and it is a decent club. We have had offers in England as well for Maurice to go and play, so he has got one or two options, which is good. Having bought him, and then for him to have then not gotten into the team, we can actually monitor him now for the next three or four months.”

Meanwhile, reports have suggested Swansea, who take on Stoke in tomorrow’s Premier League clash at the Liberty Stadium, have had a £3 million bid for Potters striker Jones rejected. That is something Pulis was more reluctant to speak about.