{"id":433329,"date":"2011-05-31T11:16:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-31T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/31\/stoke-city-chairman-peter-coates-denies-making-bid-for-west-ham-united-striker-carlton-cole\/"},"modified":"2011-05-31T11:16:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T11:16:00","slug":"stoke-city-chairman-peter-coates-denies-making-bid-for-west-ham-united-striker-carlton-cole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/31\/stoke-city-chairman-peter-coates-denies-making-bid-for-west-ham-united-striker-carlton-cole\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoke City chairman Peter Coates denies making bid for West Ham United striker Carlton Cole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Aaron McLoughlin<\/h3>\n<h4>31 May 2011 12:16:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"61.3640737771\">\n<div readability=\"15.3043478261\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlton Cole bags his second against Fulham (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/119900\/119916_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carlton Cole bags his second against Fulham (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"19.3399339934\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/717\/stoke-city\">Stoke City<\/a> chairman Peter Coates has denied reports linking the club with a \u00a39 million bid for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/374\/west-ham-united\">West Ham<\/a> striker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1370\/carlton-cole\">Carlton Cole<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was claimed that the Potters had made a club record offer for the England international, but Coates insists there has been no contact with the relegated club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those reports are unfounded and it is not the case whatsoever,&#8221; he told <em>BBC Radio Stoke<\/em>. &#8220;We&#8217;ve not made a single bid in any way, shape or form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the second summer in a row that Stoke have been linked to the 27-year-old striker, and Cole is just one of a number of names rumoured to be a target for the FA Cup finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Coates has also insisted that the club will not make a move for Blackpool captain Charlie Adam after he also suffered relegation to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the manager is interested in him,&#8221; said the Stoke chairman. &#8220;He&#8217;s not mentioned him to me so I assume he&#8217;s not interested in him.&#8221;<br \/><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. Never miss a thing again!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/05\/31\/2511313\/stoke-city-chairman-peter-coates-denies-making-bid-for-west\" title=\"Stoke City chairman Peter Coates denies making bid for West Ham United striker Carlton Cole\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoke City chairman Peter Coates denies making bid for West Ham United striker Carlton Cole<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Aaron McLoughlin 31 May 2011 12:16:00 Carlton Cole bags his second against Fulham (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has denied reports linking the club with a \u00a39 million bid for West Ham striker Carlton Cole . 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