Djibril Soumare spent the 2025/26 season on loan at Sheffield United and is now close to a move Stoke City.
For the Blades, the midfielder played 25 Championship games, playing over 1000 minutes. At the end of the campaign, his situation was not very good as Soumare was often out of the team.
The reasons for this were unknown but the 23-year-old performed very well in his first spell in England.
sports witness It covers how there were doubts about his permanent stay until March. Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League could have sealed a permanent deal, but they finished a disappointing 13th.
Despite this, Soumare hopes to find a new lease of life with Stoke City.
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Portuguese journalist Sebastiano Sousa-Pinto Now reports with confidence about Soumare's future.
He is hopeful that the player will join Stoke City permanently, noting that 'time is ticking' to finalize a deal and things are going in the right direction.
The former Sheffield United man will travel to England 'in the next few hours'. He will undergo a medical soon after, though the exact date for the same is unknown.
Stoke City are expected to pay €4 million to €5 million, all as capital gains for Braga. They signed him for free in 2022 and Soumare has since come through the Portuguese club's youth setup.
