Stoke won't sell Begovic despite refusal to play

Stoke won't sell Begovic despite refusal to play

Published Aug. 25, 2010 12:57 p.m. ET

Stoke manager Tony Pulis says he won't be pressured into selling Asmir Begovic despite the goalkeeper's refusal to play for the Premier League club.

Begovic only joined Stoke in January but has been linked with other clubs during the summer transfer window. On Tuesday, he asked to be left out of the team that beat Shrewsbury in the League Cup.

Pulis says he will talk over the situation with the Bosnia international before deciding what action to take. He added that no club had offered enough to tempt Stoke into selling Begovic.

Pulis says "we certainly won't be giving him away."

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Stoke paid Portsmouth 3.25 million pounds ($5 million) for Begovic. Begovic has since started just three Premier League matches.

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