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Stoke City - transfers & net spend
Stoke City signed 16 players for £40.2m and sold 15 for £7.5m in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the Stoke City salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Championship transfers page.
SPENT £40.2m
RECEIVED £7.5m
NET SPEND £32.7m
MOVES 31
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for Stoke City.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Galbraith | £10.0m | Swansea City | 2026/27 |
| George Hirst | £6.0m | Ipswich Town | 2026/27 |
| Justin Devenny | £5.0m | Crystal Palace | 2026/27 |
| Milan Smit | £4.7m | Go Ahead Eagles | 2026/27 |
| Jack McGlynn | £3.7m | Houston Dynamo FC | 2026/27 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | £7.5m | Hull City | 2026/27 |
| Wouter Burger | £3.4m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2025/26 |
| Mehdi Léris | £2.6m | Pisa Sporting Club | 2024/25 |
| Sol Sidibé | £1.9m | PSV Eindhoven U21 | 2025/26 |
| Josh Laurent | £1.0m | Burnley | 2024/25 |
2026/27
£40.2m spent · £7.5m received · net spend £32.7mSignings 16
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Galbraith | £10.0m | Swansea City | Central Midfield | 25 | Northern Ireland |
| George Hirst | £6.0m | Ipswich Town | Centre-Forward | 27 | Scotland/England |
| Justin Devenny | £5.0m | Crystal Palace | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Northern Ireland/Scotland |
| Milan Smit | £4.7m | Go Ahead Eagles | Centre-Forward | 23 | Netherlands |
| Jack McGlynn | £3.7m | Houston Dynamo FC | Central Midfield | 23 | United States/Ireland |
| Luca Bombino | £3.7m | San Diego FC | Left-Back | 20 | United States/Italy |
| Djibril Soumaré | £3.4m | SC Braga | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Senegal |
| Luke Graham | £2.0m | Dundee FC | Centre-Back | 22 | Scotland |
| Svante Ingelsson | £1.0m | Sheffield Wednesday | Central Midfield | 28 | Sweden |
| Josh Griffiths | £600k | West Bromwich Albion | Goalkeeper | 24 | England |
| Ben Johnson | Loan | Ipswich Town | Right-Back | 26 | England |
| Emre Tezgel | Loan ended | Wycombe Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 21 | England/Türkiye |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan ended | Hibernian FC | Centre-Forward | 21 | England |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan ended | NK Radomlje | Right Winger | 22 | Serbia |
| Tommy Simkin | Loan ended | Doncaster Rovers | Goalkeeper | 22 | England |
| True Grant | Loan ended | FC Halifax Town | Goalkeeper | 21 | England/Jamaica |
Departures 15
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | £7.5m | Hull City | Left Winger | 27 | Wales/Sierra Leone |
| Ashley Phillips | Loan ended | Tottenham Hotspur | Centre-Back | 21 | England/Wales |
| Ben Johnson | Loan ended | Ipswich Town | Right-Back | 27 | England |
| Divin Mubama | Loan ended | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Forward | 21 | England/DR Congo |
| Emre Tezgel | Loan | Wycombe Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 20 | England/Türkiye |
| Lewis Baker | Free | Bursaspor | Central Midfield | 31 | England/Jamaica |
| Milan Smit | Loan ended | Go Ahead Eagles | Centre-Forward | 23 | Netherlands |
| Milan Smit | Loan | SV Darmstadt 98 | Centre-Forward | 23 | Netherlands |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan | Hibernian FC | Centre-Forward | 20 | England |
| Nikola Jojic | Free | IK Start | Right Winger | 22 | Serbia |
| Nikola Jojic | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 22 | Serbia |
| Steven Nzonzi | Free | USL Dunkerque | Defensive Midfield | 37 | France/DR Congo |
| Tatsuki Seko | Undisclosed | Urawa Red Diamonds | Defensive Midfield | 28 | Japan |
| Tommy Simkin | Loan | Doncaster Rovers | Goalkeeper | 21 | England |
| True Grant | Loan | FC Halifax Town | Goalkeeper | 20 | England/Jamaica |
2025/26
£10.3m spent · £5.4m received · net spend £4.9mSignings 21
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Rigo | £3.4m | FC Banik Ostrava | Central Midfield | 23 | Slovakia |
| Ato Ampah | £3.0m | Chelsea FC U21 | Right Winger | 19 | England/Ghana |
| Lamine Cissé | £2.1m | SC Bastia | Right Winger | 22 | France/Guinea |
| Maksym Taloverov | £1.7m | Plymouth Argyle | Centre-Back | 25 | Ukraine |
| Aaron Cresswell | Free | West Ham United | Left-Back | 35 | England |
| Divin Mubama | Loan | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Forward | 20 | England/DR Congo |
| Emre Tezgel | Loan ended | Crewe Alexandra | Centre-Forward | 20 | England/Türkiye |
| Gavin Bazunu | Loan | Southampton FC | Goalkeeper | 23 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Jamie Donley | Loan | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Northern Ireland/England |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | Loan | Crystal Palace | Right Winger | 23 | Ghana/England |
| Milan Smit | Loan | Go Ahead Eagles | Centre-Forward | 22 | Netherlands |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan ended | Wycombe Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 20 | England |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan ended | Stockport County | Centre-Forward | 20 | England |
| Niall Ennis | Loan ended | Blackpool FC | Centre-Forward | 26 | England/Jamaica |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan ended | HNK Gorica | Right Winger | 21 | Serbia |
| Róbert Boženík | Free | Boavista FC | Centre-Forward | 25 | Slovakia |
| Sorba Thomas | Undisclosed | Huddersfield Town | Left Winger | 26 | Wales/Sierra Leone |
| Steven Nzonzi | Free | Sepahan FC | Defensive Midfield | 36 | France/DR Congo |
| Tommy Simkin | Loan ended | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 21 | England |
| Tommy Simkin | Undisclosed | Stoke City U21 | Goalkeeper | 20 | England |
| True Grant | Undisclosed | Manchester City U21 | Goalkeeper | 19 | England/Jamaica |
Departures 21
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wouter Burger | £3.4m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Netherlands |
| Sol Sidibé | £1.9m | PSV Eindhoven U21 | Central Midfield | 18 | England/France |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | Loan ended | Ipswich Town | Centre-Forward | 23 | Iraq/England |
| André Vidigal | Free | Wycombe Wanderers | Left Winger | 27 | Angola/Portugal |
| Emre Tezgel | Loan | Crewe Alexandra | Centre-Forward | 19 | England/Türkiye |
| Enda Stevens | Undisclosed | Without Club | Left-Back | 34 | Ireland |
| Gavin Bazunu | Loan ended | Southampton FC | Goalkeeper | 24 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Jack Bonham | Undisclosed | Bolton Wanderers | Goalkeeper | 32 | Ireland/England |
| Jamie Donley | Loan ended | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Northern Ireland/England |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | Loan ended | Crystal Palace | Right Winger | 23 | Ghana/England |
| Jordan Thompson | Free | Preston North End | Central Midfield | 28 | Northern Ireland |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | Loan ended | Manchester City | Left-Back | 22 | England/Jamaica |
| Lewis Koumas | Loan ended | Liverpool FC U21 | Left Winger | 19 | Wales/England |
| Lynden Gooch | Free | Huddersfield Town | Right-Back | 29 | United States/Ireland |
| Michael Rose | Free | Salford City | Centre-Back | 29 | Scotland |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan | Wycombe Wanderers | Centre-Forward | 20 | England |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan | Stockport County | Centre-Forward | 19 | England |
| Niall Ennis | Undisclosed | Blackpool FC | Centre-Forward | 26 | England/Jamaica |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan | NK Radomlje | Right Winger | 21 | Serbia |
| Ryan Mmaee | Free | Omonia Nicosia | Centre-Forward | 27 | Morocco/Belgium |
| Tommy Simkin | Loan | Leyton Orient | Goalkeeper | 20 | England |
2024/25
£5.7m spent · £3.6m received · net spend £2.1mSignings 19
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosun Lawal | £2.0m | Celtic FC B | Centre-Back | 21 | Ireland/Nigeria |
| Sam Gallagher | £1.5m | Blackburn Rovers | Centre-Forward | 28 | England/Scotland |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | £1.3m | Sint-Truidense VV | Left-Back | 24 | France/Senegal |
| Viktor Johansson | £857k | Rotherham United | Goalkeeper | 25 | Sweden |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | Loan | Ipswich Town | Centre-Forward | 22 | Iraq/England |
| Andrew Moran | Loan | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Ireland |
| Ashley Phillips | Loan | Tottenham Hotspur | Centre-Back | 19 | England/Wales |
| Ben Gibson | Free | Norwich City | Centre-Back | 31 | England |
| D'Margio Wright-Phillips | Loan ended | Beerschot VA | Right Winger | 22 | Grenada/England |
| Emre Tezgel | Undisclosed | Stoke City U21 | Centre-Forward | 18 | England/Türkiye |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | Loan | Manchester City | Left-Back | 22 | England/Jamaica |
| Lewis Baker | Loan ended | Blackburn Rovers | Central Midfield | 29 | England/Jamaica |
| Lewis Koumas | Loan | Liverpool FC U21 | Left Winger | 18 | Wales/England |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan ended | Walsall FC | Centre-Forward | 19 | England |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan ended | FK Mladost Lucani | Right Winger | 21 | Serbia |
| Ryan Mmaee | Loan ended | Rapid Vienna | Centre-Forward | 27 | Morocco/Belgium |
| Sol Sidibé | Undisclosed | Stoke City U21 | Central Midfield | 17 | England/France |
| Tatsuki Seko | Undisclosed | Kawasaki Frontale | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Japan |
| Tom Cannon | Loan | Leicester City | Centre-Forward | 21 | Ireland/England |
Departures 19
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehdi Léris | £2.6m | Pisa Sporting Club | Right Winger | 26 | Algeria/France |
| Josh Laurent | £1.0m | Burnley FC | Central Midfield | 29 | England |
| Andrew Moran | Loan ended | Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | Attacking Midfield | 21 | Ireland |
| Blondy Nna Noukeu | Free | Sunderland AFC | Goalkeeper | 23 | Cameroon/Belgium |
| Ciaran Clark | Undisclosed | Centre-Back | 34 | Ireland/England | |
| Daniel Johnson | Free | Fatih Karagümrük | Central Midfield | 31 | Jamaica/England |
| D'Margio Wright-Phillips | Free | Beerschot VA | Right Winger | 22 | Grenada/England |
| Lewis Baker | Loan | Blackburn Rovers | Central Midfield | 29 | England/Jamaica |
| Liam McCarron | Undisclosed | Northampton Town | Left-Back | 23 | Scotland/England |
| Nathan Lowe | Loan | Walsall FC | Centre-Forward | 18 | England |
| Niall Ennis | Loan | Blackpool FC | Centre-Forward | 25 | England/Jamaica |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan | FK Mladost Lucani | Right Winger | 20 | Serbia |
| Nikola Jojic | Loan | HNK Gorica | Right Winger | 21 | Serbia |
| Ryan Mmaee | Loan | Rapid Vienna | Centre-Forward | 26 | Morocco/Belgium |
| Scott Morris | Undisclosed | Stoke City U21 | Goalkeeper | 23 | New Zealand |
| Tom Cannon | Loan ended | Leicester City | Centre-Forward | 22 | Ireland/England |
| Tom Edwards | Free | Salford City | Right-Back | 25 | England |
| Tyrese Campbell | Free | Sheffield United | Centre-Forward | 24 | England/Jamaica |
| Wesley Moraes | Free | Fatih Karagümrük | Centre-Forward | 27 | Brazil |
Transfers at other clubs
Leicester CitySouthamptonLeeds UnitedSunderlandBlackburn RoversSwansea CitySheffield WednesdayBirmingham CityQueens Park RangersHuddersfield TownBristol CityWatfordHull CityCoventry CityWest Bromwich AlbionCardiff CityNorwich CityMillwallMiddlesbroughPlymouth ArgylePreston North EndRotherham UnitedIpswich TownKevin Wimmer
Frequently asked questions
How much have Stoke City spent on transfers?
Stoke City spent £40.2m on 16 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is Stoke City's net spend?
Stoke City had a net spend of £32.7m, having received £7.5m from 15 sales.
Who is Stoke City's most expensive signing?
Ethan Galbraith from Swansea City for £10.0m.