Stoke sign PSG’s Jesé Rodríguez on loan as Joselu departs for Newcastle

Stoke City have completed the signing of Jesé Rodríguez on a season-long loan deal from Paris Saint-Germain.

The forward passed a medical on Wednesday morning and becomes Stoke’s sixth summer signing, joining Darren Fletcher, Kurt Zouma, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Bruno Martins Indi and Josh Tymon at the Premier League club.

Tony Scholes, Stoke’s chief executive, told the club’s website: “Jesé was a man in demand when PSG made it clear they would allow him to leave on loan and we’re delighted he has chosen to join us. He hasn’t had the happiest of periods in his career in Paris but he’s still only a young man and is hungry to make a big impression in the Premier League.”

Jesé promised much after his £21m switch to PSG last summer after nine years with Real Madrid, where he scored 12 goals in 62 La Liga appearances and was a member of their Champions League winning squads in 2014 and 2016. Injury, however, meant the 24-year-old started only one Ligue 1 match last season before being sent back to Spain in January on loan at Las Palmas.

Meanwhile, Joselu has completed his move to Newcastle from Stoke. The 27-year-old Spanish forward has signed a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £5m.

Joselu said: “I feel very happy because I have signed for a very big club. I’m very happy to be part of this club, and so excited.”