Stoke city have completed their first signing of the summer in the shape of Egyptian teen Ramadan Sobhi. The 19-yr-historical winger arrives from Al Ahly in a deal that might reach €6m.
Stoke proudly describe Sohbi as being "widely considered as the most pleasing prospect in African football".
"we're surely delighted to have signed a participant of Ramadan's undoubted satisfactory and talents," chief government Tony Scholes informed StokeCityFC.Com.
"he is a unique younger ability who is eager about the chance of creating an affect in the most popular League and we're looking ahead to giving him that platform."
regardless of most effective turning 19 last month, Sohbi has been enjoying as a rule for Al Ahly within the Egyptian most efficient League considering the fact that 2014. He is also been capped with the aid of his country six times at senior worldwide level after numerous previous appearances at below-17, under-20 and underneath-23 levels.
Sohbi has been granted a piece allow after a successful utility and the Potters expect him to receive the critical paper within the next forty eight hours. The participant will then travel to join up with his new workforce-mates in Florida later this week after receiving his UK visa.
A 28-man workforce departed for the USA over the weekend, of which Sohbi will soon be an element.
Eddy Lecygne, George Waring, Ollie Shenton, Daniel Gyollai, Julien N’Goy and Joel Taylor had been all named from the club's below-21 squad, whilst Euro 2016 stars comparable to Marko Arnautovic, Xhedan Shaqiri, Glenn Whelan and others are back in the fold.