Midfielder Wouter Burger has left Stoke Metropolis to affix German top-flight facet TSG Hoffenheim for an undisclosed charge.
The 24-year-old made greater than 80 appearances for the Potters and scored 5 targets throughout two seasons on the bet365 Stadium.
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Stoke’s sporting director Jon Walters mentioned: “We turned down a suggestion for Wouter on deadline day in January, which he was eager to pursue, because it wasn’t proper for the membership to let the switch occur at the moment.”
However, he mentioned, after additional conversations with Wouter and his agent this summer time, Stoke have “determined to not stand in his approach”.
He defined Wouter had “expressed a want to play within the Bundesliga” and added Hoffenheim’s provide “represents a considerable revenue” for the Championship facet.