Having found success with the signings of Marc Muniesa and Bojan Krkic, rumour has it that Stoke City are planning another raid on FC Barcelona -- this time for forgotten Dutch winger, Ibrahim Afellay
A FIFA World Cup finalist is set to leave FC Barcelona on a free transfer this summer, and as rumour has it, they could be attracting the interest of Stoke City. No, thankfully we are not talking about Xavi Hernandez "going to the dark side", rather the subject of these reports is forgotten man, Ibrahim Afellay. The Dutchman was plucked from PSV Eindhoven in January 2011 for a measly €3 million and after a series of relatively impressive cameo performances in his debut season, Afellay's ascent to challenging for a first team berth was cruelly ended by an ACL injury at the beginning of the 2011/12 campaign.