Pulis: Austin's power is smashing
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has heaped praise on the qualities of Rudolph Austin as the Jamaica midfielder prepares to complete his move to the club.
Pulis: Has faith in Austin
Austin trained with his new team-mates at the club's Michelin training ground on Thursday, but is not yet officially a City player as he waits for a work permit.
The 22-year-old has twice been denied before by Home Office regulations but has since appeared in the neccessary quota of international games and will now be allowed to make the switch, despite Jamaica's lowly world ranking.
And Pulis reckons Austin will prove a success in the Premier League. He told The Sentinel: "We have been trying to sort a deal out for a long time.
"We think he is a good talent and could do well for the club.
"He is a very good athlete and has worked very well with the players. He has done smashing."
Austin will join fellow Reggae Boys Ricardo Fuller and Demar Phillips at the Britannia Stadium, with the Potters paying a seven-figure fee to take him from Portmore United.
And City director of football John Rudge is confident the deal will be completed ahead of the new season.
"We are very confident because he has now played the sufficient number of games. We now have to secure a work permit and will be doing that over the next few weeks," he said.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis has heaped praise on the qualities of Rudolph Austin as the Jamaica midfielder prepares to complete his move to the club.
Pulis: Has faith in Austin
Austin trained with his new team-mates at the club's Michelin training ground on Thursday, but is not yet officially a City player as he waits for a work permit.
The 22-year-old has twice been denied before by Home Office regulations but has since appeared in the neccessary quota of international games and will now be allowed to make the switch, despite Jamaica's lowly world ranking.
And Pulis reckons Austin will prove a success in the Premier League. He told The Sentinel: "We have been trying to sort a deal out for a long time.
"We think he is a good talent and could do well for the club.
"He is a very good athlete and has worked very well with the players. He has done smashing."
Austin will join fellow Reggae Boys Ricardo Fuller and Demar Phillips at the Britannia Stadium, with the Potters paying a seven-figure fee to take him from Portmore United.
And City director of football John Rudge is confident the deal will be completed ahead of the new season.
"We are very confident because he has now played the sufficient number of games. We now have to secure a work permit and will be doing that over the next few weeks," he said.
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