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Wales Euro 2016 star Joe Allen has agreed terms with Stoke City and now looks set to complete a £13.5m move.

Allen held talks with Potters boss Mark Hughes over the weekend and will now undergo a medical on Monday before departing Anfield, according to the Liverpool Echo.

It means Swansea City have almost certainly missed out on pulling off a stunning return for the player they sold to Liverpool for £15m in the summer of 2012.

The Swans had an £8m bid turned down earlier this summer, and it is understood Stoke were the only club to agree a fee with Liverpool despite strong interest from a number of parties.

Allen struggled to nail down a first-team place under Jurgen Klopp last season and was not prepared to remain just a squad player as he entered the final year of his contract.

Allen is expected to fly to Florida after his medical to link up with his new team-mates.

Last week, Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins revealed he maintained an interest in Allen, saying: "We've had discussions with Liverpool and there's been stuff in the press recently about Stoke," said chairman Huw Jenkins.

"Joe is away as far as I know because, like our players, he's finished the Euros and then needs so many weeks off.

"Over the next week or 10 days things may move on, but we must remember we have a full complement of midfield players as it is.

"We're still in the hunt. Joe is one of our players and we'll keep that open for as long as we can.

"I think £13 million is probably a high valuation for a player with a year left in his contract. But with the market as it is, we've all seen some values put on players, it's not unrealistic.

"It's a high valuation, but the market has gone that way."