Shaqiri dragged back to Stoke for third time

Promising that the third time was a charm and that he would not get away again, Stoke City have finally announced the capture and imminent signing of Xherdan Shaqiri.

Shaqiri had twice resisted a move to the Potteries, leaping through a first-floor window to safety in January and escaping from Fortress Britannia disguised as a washerwoman back in July. But thanks to hard work behind the scenes, mostly by a shadowy figure known only as Dangerous Ron, the former Bayern Munich star looks to have been tied down to a long-term deal.

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