Coach of English Championship side Stoke City Michael O’Neil has provided update on his squad for Saturday’s Carabao Cup first round game against Blackpool.
He listed the duo of Ryan Shawcross and Sam Vokes as players who will miss the game via injury with Joe Allen and Thibaud Verlinden not back in training yet.
O’Neil also said he is studying the fitness of former Super Eagles John Obi Mikel who joined the team two weeks ago before making a decision on including him in the matchday squad .
However , he made no mention of Oghenekaro Etebo who spent the second half of last season on loan to Spanish side Getafe after failing to convince the coach of his abilities less than a year after he was voted the player of the year at the club.
Getafe won’t be pursuing a permanent deal for the Nigerian international and it appears he is also not part of the plans of the coach at Stoke City although he still has two years left in his deal at the club.
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