Saudi Arabian club take action in pursuit of Stoke City summer transfer
Stoke City’s Ryan Mmaee is attracting transfer interest from Saudi Arabian club Al-Kholood this summer.
According to L’’Equipe journalist Loic Tanzi, the 26-year-old could be heading for an exit from the Potters just 12 months after joining the club.
Mmaee arrived following a £3.4 million agreement last summer with Hungarian side Ferencváros.
The forward contributed three goals and three assists from 24 league appearances in his debut campaign at the Bet365 Stadium (all stats from Fbref).
However, his game time became limited in the second half of the campaign under Steven Schumacher after his December arrival as coach.
It has been reported that Al-Kholood are taking steps to complete a deal to bring Mmaee to the Saudi Arabian side.
It remains to be seen whether Stoke are willing to cash in on the striker after just one year at the club.
Any deal could yet depend on what kind of fee that might be offered, with Mmaee having fallen down the pecking order of Schumacher’s squad.
The Morocco international made just eight league appearances following the turn of the year, with game time becoming quite limited under the new Stoke manager.
This has led to questions over his future going into the summer market, and now an approach could be on the cards from Saudi Arabia.
