Xherdan Shaqiri has reaffirmed plans to leave Stoke City at the end of this season.

The Swiss says he has ambitions beyond the struggling Potters.

He told The Sentinel: "I have more ambition to play at higher levels than the bottom of the table. Everyone wants that but we have to do more to make it happen. I don't know the reason (we haven't), you have to ask the sport directors.

“I chose Stoke because the coach who called me said they were going to make a good team and try in the future to play more in the front of the table. This hasn't happened.

“Let's see until the end of the season what happens but we will believe until the end.

“I hope we are going to win some games. We have to. We have to win a minimum three games to survive."