Stoke hopeful of completing Peter Crouch deal

Crouch had also been linked with Sunderland (GETTY IMAGES)

Tottenham striker Peter Crouch has arrived at Stoke's training ground as the club attempt to push through a late deal for the England international.

Potters manager Tony Pulis has been chasing Crouch and Spurs team-mate Wilson Palacios in a double deal for a couple of weeks.

The latter's transfer appeared to be going through on its own after the Honduras international underwent a medical over the weekend.

But after a day of stalling, Crouch seems to have decided Stoke offer his best chance of regular first-team football and was driven into the Potters' Clayton Wood facility around 8pm.