Stoke City midfielder Giannelli Imbula is wanted back in the Premier League.

The Sun says Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are competing for Stoke's £18million flop Imbula.

The Potters signed the France Under-21 midfielder from Porto for a club record fee in January 2016.

However, Imbula fell out of favour with then manager Mark Hughes, and joined Toulouse on a season-long loan last summer.

The former Guingamp and Marseille ace revived his career by making 34 appearances to help the Ligue 1 club stay up.

Stoke have meanwhile dropped into the Championship, and are ready to listen to offers for 26-year-old Imbula.