Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has joined Stoke City on loan.
The France international has agreed to move to the Potters on a season-long loan.
He put pen to paper on a new long-term contract with the Blues before his move away from Stamford Bridge. His new six-year deal ties him to the Premier League champions until June 2023.
Zouma, aged 22, was one of the Premier League’s top young defenders before a serious knee injury sustained in February 2016 halted his progress and kept him out of action for a year.
Since being reintroduced to the Chelsea first-team earlier this year, he has been linked with a loan move away from the club to allow him to regain full match fitness and get regular playing time.
