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Stoke City have roundly rejected an offer from Newcastle for in-form striker Joselu.

The club considered the bid derisory and will now wait to see if an improved offer lands on their table.

Joselu has courted headlines recently after stepping off the bench to net a brace at Bolton last weekend in his first game back at the club - and then added two more to his collection at St Pauli on Tuesday evening.

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez knows all about his Spanish compatriot and sees him as a potential spearhead following promotion back to the Premier League.

Joselu's time at Stoke City had appeared to be coming to an end and the club was keen to sell after he was farmed out on a season-long loan to Deportivo La Coruna in 2016/17.

But boss Mark Hughes is pondering a change of heart after seeing the 27 year-old Spaniard bag those four goals out of the blue... and at a time when his other players are struggling for goals.

Joselu's upturn in fortunes not only followed last season's exile, but also the recent death of his father and his subsequent late return to England to join Stoke's pre-season preparations.

His one and only season in this country to date, which followed a £5.75m move from Hannover two years ago, saw him score four league goals in 10 starts and 12 sub appearances.