Stoke have offered veteran goalkeeper Carlo Nash a new contract but are waiting to find out if the player will stay.
Carlo gives us good battle for places, says director of football
Stoke have offered veteran goalkeeper Carlo Nash a new contract but are waiting to find out if the player will stay.
The former Manchester City man was Stoke's third-choice keeper last season behind Asmir Begovic and Thomas Sorensen, and the 38-year-old could seek first-team football elsewhere.
Nash made it clear he is considering his options when he said via
Twitter: "Had another mammoth fitness session. This should stand me in good stead for pre-season, wherever that may be."
The Bolton-born keeper played in the final 10 games of Stoke's 2007-08 promotion season from the Championship on loan from Wigan before rejoining the Potters in the summer of 2010.
He has only made one first-team appearance in his second spell - a 2-1 Carling Cup win over Shrewsbury at the Britannia Stadium in August 2010 - but Stoke still hope to keep him.
Experienced
"We have offered Carlo a contract," director of football John Rudge told the
Stoke Sentinel.
"He would like to be playing, but he is a good type who has done well for us while he has been here.
"We hope he stays because he is an experienced player who gives us a good battle for places."
Should Stoke fail to agree a new deal with Nash, they will have to decide whether to bring in another goalkeeper as cover or put their faith in 6ft 6in youngster Dale Eve.
The 17-year-old agreed a two-year professional contract at the end of the season after becoming the club's youngest-ever full international last November when, aged just 16, he played for Bermuda in a World Cup qualifier against Barbados.
