Stoke City boss Mark Hughes admits a deal for Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph has stalled.

The 27-year-old midfielder, who joined from Aston Villa for £8m two years ago, still needs to sort out contractual issues before being allowed to leave, either on a long-term loan or on a permanent deal for about £10m.

Hughes told the Sentinel: "I think that one is more dependent on Man City. It hasn't moved forward for maybe a couple of weeks now and that's where we are with that one."

Stoke continued their pre-season programme yesterday with a 1-0 win at Amiens, courtesy of a goal from Mame Diouf. Next up they take on Sheffield United away on Tuesday.