Sorensen eyes final hurrah

Stoke keeper Thomas Sorensen could well play the FA Cup Final against Manchester City as his last game for the club, with the experienced Dane apparently looking to move in the summer. Sorensen has lost his place as first choice keeper at the Britannia Stadium with Asmir Begovic currently Tony Pulis number one, but the former Aston Villa stopper has been between the sticks during Stoke’s various cup runs and that looks set to continue again on May 14th at Wembley.

The 34-year old was back in the first-team for Stoke’s 5-0 mauling of Bolton in their FA Cup semi-final and Sorensen has made it clear he expect to be handed the call-up again for the final despite the fact that Begovic will now come back into the team for the club’s remaining Premier League games. The FA Cup final odds though, indicate things will be different at Wembley.

Sorensen told Danish TV: “Of course I expect that. You can’t be sure until you are actually there but that is what I expected before the semi – that I am going to continue to play in the FA cup regardless of how far we make it.

“So that is something that I am pretty sure of and really expecting.”

Those following the FA Cup betting will be wondering if the side will be able to pull off a shock.

While Sorensen has admitted he may be forced to move clubs in the search for regular first-team football, he still has another 12 months on his contract, with another additional year should Stoke wish to extend. It’s a tough situation for the Dane or it may encourage the manager to look kindly on the keeper’s request of leaving.