Stoke City boss Tony Pulis is ready to sell James Beattie in January.

The Daily Mail says while a truce has been called after the pair's bust-up on Saturday, Pulis, sources say, is now intent on off-loading the player he signed from Sheffield United in January for £3.5million.

Privately the Stoke manager blames Beattie for the controversy, feeling that he gave the players no such permission to miss training on Monday and that Beattie, among a number of senior players, had been made to look foolish in front of their more junior colleagues having promised that they would 'sort it' and get the whole weekend off.