Shawcross poised to sign six-year deal

[KingFemzee]

Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross is expected to sign a six-year contract this week after agreeing to remain at the Britannia Stadium.
                                                          Shawcross, 25, who came on as a substitute in England's 4-2 friendly defeat in Sweden, has spent the last three weeks in negotiations over the longest contract Stoke have ever offered.
                                                           Speculation had linked him with a move to Spurs or his former club Manchester United, but Stoke chairman Peter Coates made it clear that he intended to retain the services of his club's biggest assets.