Giannelli Imbula (right) spent last season on loan with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano
Stoke City's record signing Giannelli Imbula has joined Serie A side Lecce on a season-long loan.
The 26-year-old midfielder joined the Potters for £18.3m in 2016 and has scored twice in 28 appearances for the club.
His last game for Stoke was on 8 March 2017 and he spent 2017-18 at French side Toulouse and last season at Rayo Vallecano in Spain's La Liga.
Winless Stoke are bottom of the Championship.
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Source: bbc.com