Stoke chairman Peter Coates reveals club will strengthen in January transfer window in bid to avoid relegation
- Stoke sit 17th in the Premier League after just one win in their last eight games
- Boss Mark Hughes is under increasing pressure to turn their poor form around
- Chairman Peter Coates says the club will try to improve the squad in January
- Stoke host fellow strugglers West Brom at the bet365 Stadium on Saturday
Struggling Stoke City will loosen the purse strings in the January transfer window to revive their Premier League campaign, according to chairman Peter Coates.
Manager Mark Hughes has come under increasing pressure to get positive results as the club languish in 17th position after a run of five defeats and two draws in their last eight league games.
'Yes, it is our intention to improve the squad during the January window. We will definitely try and strengthen,' Coates told the Stoke Sentinel.
Marko Arnautovic came back to haunt Stoke as West Ham won 3-0 on Saturday afternoon
Striker Saido Berahino was Stoke's most significant recruitment last January but the 24-year-old has scored just once in eight league appearances this campaign.
Stoke host West Brom, who are winless in 16 league games and sit second bottom in the league, on Saturday.
'Confidence comes from winning,' Coates added.
'It is up to the management, the coaches and the players to get out there and do it. They have got to deliver.
'They know that and I think they are capable of doing it, yes.
'It's a huge game (against West Brom), there's no getting away from that. It is one we need to win.'
Stoke chairman Peter Coates says the club will spend in January in order to improve the squad
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