After tracking Xherdan Shaqiri for the majority of the summer, Stoke City finally signed him on Tuesday.
Stoke City's patience in its pursuit of Xherdan Shaqiri has paid off with the Switzerland international signing in a 12 million pound ($18.7 million) deal.
The transfer of Shaqiri from Inter to the Britannia Stadium was confirmed on Tuesday, with talks between the winger and Stoke having resumed over the weekend.
BREAKING | City complete Club record £12m deal for Xherdan Shaqiri #WelcomeShaqiri #SCFC pic.twitter.com/YpTaFEHURU
— Stoke City FC (@stokecity) August 11, 2015
In July, Stoke manager Mark Hughes had claimed he "did not sense" that Shaqiri was enthusiastic about moving to the Premier League outfit, but the 23-year-old has seemingly had a change of heart.