Friday 31 August 2007 07:59, UK
Fulham defender Gabriel Zakuani has secured a return to Stoke City.
Fulham defender Gabriel Zakuani has secured a return to Stoke City. The 20-year-old defender has moved back to the Britannia Stadium after Stoke agreed a season-long loan deal. Zakuani enjoyed a nine-game spell in the Potteries last season and Tony Pulis has now decided to bring him back after losing Danny Higginbotham to Sunderland this week. Pulis has also lost Stephen Wright to injury, while on-loan Jody Craddock is ineligible to face parent club Wolves on Saturday, so Zakuani should go straight into the starting line-up.