Stoke City boss Mark Hughes insists they're not interested in loaning out Giannelli Imbula next season.

It is clear Stoke is still open to serious offers for the 24-year-old midfielder, who did not start a Premier League game in the second half of last season.

Hughes said: "We've invested a lot of money in G. If a club comes and a bid is on the table that we think makes sense to us then we would consider it but at the moment no one has come up with anything that is attractive to us.

"It's more loans, which really we're not interested in to be perfectly honest."

For the time being, Hughes is determined to get the best out of Imbula's enigmatic talents.

He told The Sentinel: "Giannelli is a good player. There are elements of his game where he needs to be stronger in and he understands that – and he's working to try to address that. That's what he has to do. He lost his way somewhat during the season and I couldn't really justify to myself or the other guys in the team to play him, given what he was able to produce.

"He understands he has to be better this year. He has made a good start in the first games."