Stoke City manager Mark Hughes is yet to make a decision on whether or not Mame Biram Diouf will start this weekend.
The Potters take on Premier League returnees Leicester City at home on Saturday but Diouf's role in the game has been clouded following his extensive international duties for Senegal recently.
Diouf, who scored the winner in the 1-0 victory over Manchester City on August 30, played against Egypt in Senegal and against Botswana away in his country's African Cup of Nations qualifiers over the past week and may not be at full fitness to take on the Foxes according to Hughes.
"Mame Diouf was walking into the training ground as I left, funnily enough, so I had a chance to speak to him," said Hughes.
"By all accounts he is okay, but we have to make a judgement on him just to see how he is physically, and mentally, in terms of the amount of travelling he has done and how that will affect his approach to the game.
"We will get a feeling for that before the game and then I'll make a decision as to whether he plays or not."
The 26-year old former Manchester United striker joined the Potters from German club Hannover on a four-year deal in June.
