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Stoke made move for Barton and SWP in close season

Stoke City boss Tony Pulis revealed that he made efforts to sign Joey Barton and Shaun Wright-Phillips in the summer, before the pair moved to QPR. "We spoke to Joey and we spoke to Shaun," Pulis told BBC Radio Stoke.

"We were speaking to a lot of players at the time. There are always lots of different scenarios that get you a deal done or cause you not to get it done."

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