Stoke have accepted a bid of 3M for the striker who has scored 48 goals for the Potters. The Potters are also set to snap up Villa forward John Carew on loan for the rest of the season.
Fuller will replace English striker Bent whose move to Aston Villa brought back the 'tapping up' case into limelight. Fuller has been Stoke's leading goalscorer in the last three seasons, and has scoerd thrice this season.
Sunderland were also setback with the injury to on-loan forward Danny Welbeck, who is ruled out for upto 8 weeks after exploratory knee surgery. Sunderland are left with only 1 stirker in Asamoah Gyan, and Fuller is likely to partner the Ghanaian though it seems improbable that it will happen for the match against Blackpool.
Steve Bruce said about the move: "We've got irons in the fire with four or five. Ricardo Fuller could be one of those. I like him. I think he's a player that has done very well in the Premier League." Bruce said about Fuller who is under contract at the Britannia Stadium until the summer of 2012
Stoke City assistant manager Dave Kemp said that his was yet to receive any bid for their striker. "There's nothing to report," Kemp stated. "An announcement will be made if anyone is leaving but, right now, that isn't the case. We're not under any pressure to sell. We're just trying to get a good squad together for the second half of the season," He said.
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