Where are all the world class players Stoke signed now - from Barcelona trio to PSG star
dailystar.co.ukHere, Daily Star Sport take a look at where all of the 'world-class' stars that Stoke signed are now...Bojan Krkic was once described as the next Lionel Messi when he broke onto the scene at Barcelona, and in fact the Spaniard is also a distant relative of the seven time Ballon d'Or winner.
The star won ten titles with the Catalan side before also finding success at Ajax, Roma and AC Milan.But the Spaniard secured a shock move to Stoke City in 2014, as Hughes said: "Anyone who knows European football will be aware of him as a player and the fact that he sees his future at Stoke City is really exciting." But his playing time started to fade as it was clear to see why he was let go.Bojan left stoke at the end of his five-year deal and joined MLS side Montreal Impact in 2019, and after a short hiatus the star is back playing again with Andres Iniesta at Japanese side Vissel Kobe.Joselu was once one of the brightest youngsters in Spain and Real Madrid signed him from Celta Vigo in 2009, where he went on to excel for their reserves.
It never quite happened for the first team though, although he did score on his only ever league appearance for Los Blancos.Madrid took the risk and sold him to Hoffenheim, and it was perhaps the right decision as he then ended up at Stoke in 2015, after an adequate stint in Germany.
Both Stoke and Newcastle failed to get the best out of him in the Premier League, and he headed back to Spain.Joselu has now rediscovered his goalscoring form with Alaves, scoring 34 goals in 100 La Liga appearances for the Spanish side, and it's his goals that are currently saving them from relegation.Marc Muniesa was one of the most exciting young prospects to emerge from the Barcelona academy in 2009, and there.
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