BREAKING NEWS: One of Ricky Martin’s most bizarre transactions to date appears to be the Stoke City summer transfer: Look at

After five years of wallowing in the bottom half of the standings, Stoke was finally looking like a force under Alex Neil because to the great players they were recruiting.

By the end of the season, Jojic appeared to be a player who could establish himself as a regular starter, albeit more on a rotational basis. Since he had come from Serbia at a young age, it would only be natural for him to take some getting used to life in England.

Deal for Jojic suddenly appears peculiar.

For Jojic, however, it has been far from that.

This season, he has only made two appearances for the first team. With 17 minutes remaining in the cup, he came off the bench to make his debut in a 6-1 victory over Rotherham United at the end of August.

Four days later, the Serbian made his league debut against Neil’s old team, Preston North End, entering the game with one minute remaining.

However, he has hardly been seen since, appearing in a match day squad only eight times in total.

Jojic would obviously have to start over and convince the new manager, Steven Schumacher of Plymouth Argyle, when Neil was fired in mid-December.

However, nothing has changed. The fact that Stoke now appears disorganized both on and off the field does not help either.

Rumor has it that the club is already considering ways to fire Schumacher, only two months after his hiring. Gareth Ainsworth is reportedly being considered.

Ricky Martin, the technical director, was also fired after making poor acquisitions every year for hefty transfer fees and salaries.

Jojic might fit that description, albeit without any fault of his own, according to some.

He has received no opportunity whatsoever, and the current arrangement, akin to the club, appears incredibly peculiar.

Stoke City – Summer Acquisitions for 2023/24 Season

Player Name

Previous Club

Transfer Type

Wouter Burger

FC Basel

Permanent

Ryan Mmaee

Ferencvaros

Permanent

Joon-ho Bae

Daejeon Hana

Permanent

Ben Pearson

AFC Bournemouth

Permanent

Nikola Jojic

Mladost

Permanent

Andre Vidigal

Maritimo

Permanent

Daniel Johnson

Preston North End

Permanent

Enda Stevens

Sheffield United

Permanent

Michael Rose

Coventry City

Permanent

Wesley Moraes

Aston Villa

Permanent

Mehdi Leris

Sampdoria

Permanent

Lynden Gooch

Sunderland

Permanent

Junior Tchamadeu

Colchester United

Permanent

Sead Haksabanovic

Celtic

Loan

Ki-Jana Hoever

Wolves

Loan

Luke McNally

Burnley

Loan

Mark Travers

AFC Bournemouth

Loan

Chiquinho

Wolves

Loan