Stoke ship flop Giannelli Imbula out on loan to Toulouse after midfielder fails to live up to club-record £18.3m fee
- Stoke have let their club record signing leave on loan after 18 months at club
- Giannelli Imbula moved to the Potters for £18.3million from Porto in 2016
- But he made just 12 Premier League starts last season and is now out the door
Stoke's record signing Giannelli Imbula has joined Toulouse on loan for the rest of the season.
Imbula moved to the Potters for £18.3million from Porto at the end of last year's January transfer window but has failed to live up to expectations.
He made only 12 starts in the Premier League last term and was yet to make an appearance under Mark Hughes this season.
Stoke midfielder Giannelli Imbula has moved to Toulouse in search of first-team football
The 24-year-old has a contract with Stoke until 2021 but will spend the rest of the campaign at Ligue 1 Toulouse in the hope of rediscovering his form.
A Stoke statement said Imbula had 'struggled to adjust to life at the bet365 Stadium following his high profile switch from Porto two years ago'.
Imbula joined as Stoke's record signing for over £18m in 2016 but failed to live up to the price
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