Stoke City's Giannelli Imbula has left the club on another season-long loan, with the midfielder joining Italian top-flight side Lecce for the remainder of the campaign.

The 26-year-old has been a disastrous purchase for the Potters since he arrived for a club-record fee back in February 2016.

Despite arriving with a big reputation, Imbula failed to show his talent on a consistent basis in England and he has spent the past two years with Toulouse and Rayo Vallecano.

And, with the ex-Porto man out of Nathan Jones' plans, another transfer seemed inevitable before Monday's European deadline and Stoke confirmed his temporary exit on their official site this morning.

Unsurprisingly, his move has gone down well with the fans, although they would have preferred to see him leave on a permanent basis but that seemed unlikely given his wages.

Here we look at some of the comments from Twitter following the news...