No offers yet for Stoke midfielder Imbula

Stoke City are struggling to offload unwanted midfielder Giannelli Imbula, despite the club declaring they are open to offers several weeks ago.

The Potters have made an unspectacular start to their summer business – with just midfielder Darren Fletcher arriving through the doors so far.

And, of the senior squad, only goalkeeper Shay Given has departed – leaving fans, who expect a lot of business to be done this summer, slightly frustrated.

Imbula joined Stoke for a club-record £18m in 2016 but fell out of favour very quickly last season – and manager Mark Hughes wants him out of the club.

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Stoke want to sell him for about £13m, but chief executive Tony Scholes has said there are no takers just yet.

“It’s that time of year, we are still very early,” he said.

“The only deals that tend to get done this early are the ones where things were put in place before, or where the player is a free agent and you haven’t got the complication of having to deal with the club, you are just dealing with one party.

“There’s been one or two high-profile ones done, but there hasn’t been that many deals done between clubs to buy or sell a player, yet.

“So we are a little bit early and on Giannelli, as with a number of players, everything is just speculation at the moment.

“You always have to see what’s available and what the options are.”