Ryan Shawcross has signed a new four-year deal at Stoke - as Bojan leaves again to join Alaves on loan.
Shawcross, 29, has ended the uncertainty over his Potters future by committing himself to the bet365 Stadium until 2021.
Contract talks between Stoke and Shawcross had dragged on for months and the centre-half had entered the final year of his current deal.
Boss Mark Hughes will be delighted Shawcross has signed and his backline has a formidable look about it again following the summer signings of Kevin Wimmer and Bruno Martins Indi, plus Kurt Zouma on loan.
Meanwhile, fans’ favourite Bojan has left again after failing to win back his first-team place under Hughes.
Bojan, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Mainz, has returned to La Liga to join Alaves for the remainder of the campaign.
The Spanish playmaker started in the opening-day defeat at Everton, but lost his place and has decided to move on to play regularly.
