STOKE boss Tony Pulis saluted FA Cup hero Thomas Sorensen and now wants to discuss a new contract with the veteran goalkeeper.

He is also eager to keep Tuncay at the club despite yesterday revealing German club Wolfsburg have made a bid for the Turkish striker.

Sorensen has lost his firstteam place in recent months to Asmir Begovic and has not started a Premier League game since October.

But the former Denmark international proved his worth with a last-minute penalty save from Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas to secure Stoke a 1-0 fourth-round win at Molineux.

Pulis said: ‘‘Thomas has been brilliant. We are hoping to do a deal to keep him at the club.

‘‘Begovic has been outstanding for us and Thomas has been waiting patiently. He has been terrific today. That is what you want, good competition.’’ Pulis confirmed that strikers Tuncay and Ricardo Fuller have been the subject of offers.

He said: ‘‘The club have received a bid from Wolfsburg and the clubs are talking but we are keen to keep Tuncay if we can.

‘‘Sunderland also definitely made a bid for Ricardo. Not good enough?

“I’m not saying that. I’m just saying Sunderland made a bid and the clubs are talking.’’ Pulis is disappointed at the placing of the fourth round of the competition at a time when clubs are facing a full midweek Barclays Premier League programme.

He said: ‘‘You want to win every game. With the way the FA Cup has been placed in the calendar this year it is difficult, when the fourth round is on the Saturday in a threegame week.

‘‘We have the short straw because we go to Anfield on Wednesday night and then Sunderland on Saturday morning.

‘‘I’m a bit disappointed at the FA Cup and its placing in the calendar with the smaller clubs not having squads as strong as the top sides.’’ Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is hoping newcomer Jamie O’Hara can make an impact after his loan switch from Tottenham.

McCarthy said: ‘‘Jamie is a good player and will add quality to our squad and hopefully improve us as a team.

‘‘He has been injured, he has recovered from that and he is fine and needs a bit of game time.

‘‘He is also a good personality around the place, a good positive signing for us.’’ McCarthy was disappointed to exit the cup at the last-32 stage courtesy of former Middlesbrough defender Robert Huth’s second-half header from a Matthew Etherington free-kick.

He said: ‘‘The missed penalty (by Milijas) does not make me unhappy with the performance.

It is indicative of our performance because it is a missed opportunity.

‘‘Ultimately we gave away a needless free-kick and got punished by Stoke who do it better than anyone else with free-kicks, corners and throwins.

‘‘We dealt with it well most of the time but not on that occasion.’’