Stoke City injury may offer 2023 arrival chance to convince Narcis Pelach on new deal
Stoke City have numerous first-team players out of contract at the end of this season, and one in particular needs to take his chance in the starting eleven to prove himself to head coach Narcis Pelach and earn a new deal in the coming months.
The Potters’ primary focus in terms of their players looks to have shifted in recent years, and there is a real onus on lowering the average age of their squad to try and develop youngsters to possibly sell them on for large transfer fees.
With that in mind, the club have stopped handing sizeable contracts to older arrivals in the years gone by, and so have numerous players coming to the end of their deals next summer, such as Enda Stevens, Lynden Gooch and Jack Bonham.
Scottish centre-back Michael Rose also sees his contract come to an end at the end of the season, and he needs to prove his worth to boss Pelach throughout the rest of the campaign, amid a tough start to his season due to injury and illness, to be offered fresh terms by the club and retain his place in the squad for next year.
Michael Rose needs to convince Pelach that he is a worthy starter
