Stoke City: Blackburn striker Niall Ennis and Dutch midfielder Million Manhoef join

Stoke City have signed Dutch midfielder Million Manhoef from Vitesse Arnhem and Blackburn Rovers striker Niall Ennis to take their signings in the January transfer window to five.

Manhoef, 22, joined for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

He has scored 14 goals in the Eredivisie over the last four seasons.

Ennis, 24, who played for Stoke boss Steven Schumacher at Plymouth last season, has signed a two-and-a-half year deal, also for an undisclosed fee.

As well as their two deadline day deals, Stoke also allowed teenage striker Emre Tezgel to join MK Dons on loan and released 34-year-old former Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion striker Dwight Gayle.

Gayle scored just three goals in 50 appearances following his move from Newcastle back in July 2022, when Michael O'Neill was still in charge.

Stoke have now made 25 signings since the end of last season.

They were the EFL's busiest club during the summer window, under Alex Neil, making 19 signings, before adding defender Ciaran Clark in early October as a free agent.

But in this window they have as expected made only minor 'tweaks', limiting it to five.

They have signed two goalkeepers, Leicester City's Daniel Iversen and New Zealander Scott Morris, as well as Wolves midfielder Luke Cundle, who, like Ennis, had also previously played for new boss Schumacher on loan at Plymouth this season.

Ennis was a key part of Plymouth's promotion to the Championship last season, scoring 14 goals and adding seven assists, before moving to Lancashire in the summer.

"It's a huge privilege getting the opportunity to represent Stoke City," he said., external "I know the fans want to see exciting, front-foot football and that is exactly the type of team I want to play in too."

Manhoef said he was "very excited" to join the Potters and wants "to show people what I can do here."

Potters' technical director Ricky Martin said the left winger will provide a "fresh and dangerous dimension" to the club's attack.

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