Philipp Wollscheid

The 28-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements last season at Stoke as he joined Wolfsburg on a season-long loan. Albeit, his time with the German side didn’t progress as anticipated. The former Bayer Leverkusen centre-back only made nine appearances for the Bundesliga outfit and even featured twice for their reserve team. Having failed to impress in his native Germany, it appears rather unlikely for Wollscheid to resurrect his Stoke career.