CONFIRMED: Stoke bring in Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi on season-long loan deal

STOKE have snapped up Liverpool winger Oussama Assaidi on a season-long loan deal, the club have confirmed.

               

Oussama Assaidi after completing his loan move to Stoke/STOKE FC

The 25-year-old Moroccan was at the Britannia Stadium earlier today for a medical to complete the formalities of the deal.
He becomes the fourth summer acquisition for Mark Hughes behind Erik Pieters, Marc Muniesa and Juan Agudelo.
Speaking about the signing, Stoke's chief executive Tony Scholes said: "Mark identified the need to add more pace to the team and Oussama certainly fits the bill in that regard.

Oussama Assaidi struggled to get regular playing time at Liverpool

Assaidi becomes Mark Hughes' fourth summer signing

He is an exciting talent and will certainly strengthen the resources at Mark’s disposal this season

Tony Scholes

“He is an exciting talent and will certainly strengthen the resources at Mark’s disposal this season.”
Assaidi has been allocated the squad number of 24.
He began his career in Holland with Almere  City before moving to De Graafschap.