Stoke City sign Afellay

Stoke city have signed former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay.

The 29 year old has signed a two year contract with the premier league side, the club confirmed on their official twitter handle.

Afellay arrives at the Britannia Stadium after his contract with Barcelona expired over the course of the summer.

Capped 50 times by the Netherlands, he joins fellow countrymen Erik Pieters and Marco van Ginkel in the Stoke squad, along with former Barcelona team-mates Bojan Krkic, Marc Muniesa and Moha El Ouriachi.

Afellay now flies to join the rest of the Sqaud in France for pre-season engagements.