Premier League side Stoke City are set to sign their third Barcelona player in under two years with Moha El Ouriachi set to make the move in the summer.

Former Barca player and current Stoke manager Mark Hughes has previously snapped up Bojan Krkic and Marc Muniesa and it seems as though the Moroccan winger looks to be going the same way according to his agent.

El Ouriachi’s agent Raul Verdu said: "We thank Barca for the deal they offered the player and the efforts they have gone to try to renew his contract, but another proposal was really interesting on both a professional and economic level. Moha has the option of joining the first team squad at Stoke and that was irresistible."

The 19-year-old Barcelona B player who has represented Spain at youth level is keen to seek first-team action rather than extend his stay with the Catalan giants.

Muniesa and Krkic have impressed so far at the Britannia Stadium, the latter has been revelation since his switch in the summer but was ruled out for the rest of season after damaging cruciate knee ligaments against Rochdale in their FA Cup tie a few months back. Centre-back Muniesa has made over 40 appearances since his move in 2013 but hasn’t featured since tearing his hamstring in February.  

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