Badou N'Diaye could be set to leave Stoke City for Trabzonspor on a 18-month loan deal, according to reports from Turkish media outlet Sabah via the Stoke Sentinel.

The 29-year-old has found game time hard to come by since the appointment of Michael O'Neill, and has started just one Championship match under the former Northern Ireland boss.

The Senegal international has been linked with a move away from the bet365 Stadium, and as per Football Insider, Trabzonspor are believed to be closing in on a loan-to-buy deal for the midfielder.

But now, it is understood that N'Diaye could be heading out on loan to Trabzonspor for 18 months, rather than staying there until the end of the current campaign.

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N'Diaye is claimed to have said that he wants a "new challenge" in an environment he knows well - the midfielder spent last season on loan at Galatasaray having failed to keep Stoke up from relegation to the Premier League.

Here, then, we take a look at Stoke fans' reactions to the surprising duration of this loan spell...