Stoke City are to investigate an incident involving a pig’s head being placed in the training ground locker of striker Kenwyne Jones.

Republic of Ireland midfielder Glenn Whelan had the windscreen of his car smashed after the pig’s head was found, with Kenwyne Jones reportedly responsible.

Stoke’s American defender Brek Shea tweeted a picture of the pig’s head (above), with the accompanying caption reading “Locker room banter gone wild”.

Stoke have released the following statement, promising an investigation into the incident:
“The Club takes seriously reports of an incident at our Training Ground this afternoon.

“A full internal investigation will be carried out and those responsible for any unacceptable behaviour will be dealt with in accordance with the Club’s disciplinary procedures.”

Manager Tony Pulis told BBC Radio 5 Live he would look into the incident and “find out exactly what happened.”

"We have a smashing dressing room, and there are four or five lads who are always up to something. There is always banter going on,” Pulis said.

"I honestly don't know what's gone on this morning, I've missed all of what's happened. I try to stay away from the home dressing room as much as I possibly can. I let the lads get on with it.

"We will look at it tomorrow, I will have a chat with the lads and find out exactly what has happened. From that point onwards we'll let everybody know exactly what the situation was."