Stoke City manager Paul Lambert has claimed that goalkeeper Jack Butland will not allow rumours surrounding his future affect his performances on the pitch. Liverpool and Arsenal have been touted as potential suitors for the 24-year-old, who recently denied reports that he had submitted a transfer request. Lambert has claimed that he is not surprised by the transfer gossip, but does not expect his goalkeeper to lose focus. "I only heard about the story this morning and that Jack had quashed the rumours," The Sentinel quotes the manager as saying. "Butland is one of the best goalkeepers going around, in Europe terms as well. Without a doubt the boy's a terrific goalkeeper, a...
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