The Stoke City Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Stoke City turn down Sporting Kansas City for Junior Tchamadeu
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sorba Thomas stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Sorba Thomas and Stoke City agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Stoke City
Róbert Boženík was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Sorba Thomas
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sorba Thomas, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
48 months and counting on Junior Tchamadeu
Still no offer on the table, and Junior Tchamadeu’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tomáš Rigo knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Stoke City, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Stoke City and Ben Wilmot are talking past each other
- Market Sydney Agina is free to find somewhere else