Exclusive: Stoke striker Ryan Mmaee in talks over surprise exit after Championship rival saw bid rejected
Ryan Mmaee of Stoke City in action for the Potters
Ryan Mmaee of Stoke City has agreed a move to Rapid Vienna.
Ryan Mmaee is in talks over a loan switch to SK Rapid Wien despite Stoke City rejecting a late move from a Championship rival for the Morocco international, TEAMtalk can exclusively reveal.
Mmaee joined Stoke from Hungarian side Ferencvaros last summer on a three-year contract for approximately £3.4m (€4m / US$4.4m), but despite a promising start, the 2023/24 campaign proved to be a difficult one for him.
The forward’s return of four goals and four assists from 27 appearances would certainly have fallen short of expectation, but so too did his discipline, with head coach Steven Schumacher making him train with the Under-21 squad in February.
At the time, the former Plymouth Argyle boss said: “We had an internal disciplinary issue with Ryan. A few issues that have happened. I won’t go into the details, but there were a few things that weren’t the behaviour we expect from one of our players.
“We spoke to him after the Sunderland game and told him that this was the situation and that, for the time being he wouldn’t be considered for selection.
“That’s what happened and that’s still the case. He wasn’t involved in the week leading up to the Leicester game and for now he isn’t available. This week he has been training with the fitness coaches and he will continue training at the back end of the week with the Under-21s.”
