Stoke fans here in the Transfer Tavern today are being about as dull as their club has been this summer in the transfer window.

Mark Hughes’ side have just added West Brom skipper Darren Fletcher and 18 year-old Josh Tymon from Hull City so far.

Both players have arrived on a free transfer, too, which means the Potters are still yet to spend a penny.

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Stoke finished 13th last season, which is now considered to be a disappointment by the club. A top 10 finish has become customary for their supporters at the Bet365 Stadium.

Despite the overall position, the mid-table finish is satisfactory. However the points tally was not – Stoke managed a mere 44 points last season and could only find the net 41 times.

Hughes needs to make further changes before his side’s opening game against Everton on August 12.

And we’ve found the TWO main issues his Stoke City team need to rectify before the season kicks off…

STRIKING OPTIONS

Stoke desperately need a striker who will get them goals next season.

Peter Crouch is a great plan b, though the big man is most certainly past it. Jonathan Walters has gone to Burnley rather surprisingly and who knows what is going to happen with Bojan.

Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho is on the market or the Potters could attempt to snatch Javier Hernandez from under the noses of some of the other interested parties in him.

BOJAN’S FUTURE

As mentioned earlier, no-one really knows what’s happening with Bojan.

Stoke fans are still wondering to this day why they allowed Bojan Krkic to leave in January. The Spaniard has the unique ability to unlock a defence and dribble past his man would have been instrumental in the second half of the season, yet he was given the green light to move to German outfit Mainz.

Well, the fan favourite is back and Mark Hughes simply needs the playmaker to fulfill his potential this season.