Stoke City are due a tidy windfall after Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster made his competitive England debut this week.

The Sentinel says Stoke are £250,000 richer after Foster's appearance in goal for England.

Foster's first competitive international invoked a clause inserted into the multi-layered deal struck by Stoke when he joined Manchester United four years ago.

That original deal, which was for an initial £1m rising to a potential £3m, also entitles Stoke to another £500,000 when Foster has played five competitive internationals.