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Bojan is a wanted man. The Stoke City playmaker is reported to be the subject of a £50,000-a-week offer from ambitious MLS outfit New England Revolution… and the Potters are ready to let him leave for nothing.

The Sun claims Bojan is already in talks with New England, who are coached by former Blackburn, Villa and Spurs keeper Brad Friedel.

They says he has been offered a three-year deal to move Stateside and that Stoke are happy to let him leave for free to get his £27,000-a-week wages off their books.

Alan Nixon, the Sun’s respected transfer expert, writes: “The former Barcelona youngster is under pressure to decide immediately as the Revolution start pre-season training this week.

“The Spaniard turned down an approach from Huddersfield and has interest in Spain, but nothing like the deal he can land in the US.”

The 28-year-old has yet to play for new Stoke manager Nathan Jones, a lingering virus reported to have ruled him out of defeats to Brentford and Shrewsbury and yesterday’s victory over league leaders Leeds United, although it now appears there could have been another reason for his absence.

Jones, a fan of Spanish football, said on his arrival that players such as Bojan had a place in his plans, but he is also keen to trim a bloated squad.

Bojan has become a touchstone for Stoke fans yearning for the days of “Stokelona” in 2015/16 when the Potters were handing out footballing lessons to the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United.

But as things began to turn sour for Stoke under Mark Hughes, Bojan was increasingly marginalised as their slick, attacking football became altogether more prosaic.

It ended with Bojan heading for loan spells of limited success in Germany and Spain and Stoke being relegated.

Hopes rose that with a new manager in Gary Rowett and playing Championship football, Bojan could become a force for Stoke again.

He made 13 appearances under Rowett, scoring one goal. But he was missing from the manager’s last nine games in charge, a moved that caused friction with fans bemoaning Stoke’s lack of goals and adventure.

Things came to a head after a goalless draw at Bolton in Stoke’s final game of a bitterly disappointing 2018. Among the boos, fans repeatedly chanted the name of the popular playmaker, prompting Rowett to later remark: "He (Bojan) has been a fantastic player for the club, but that was two or three years ago and we have got to move forward.” A week-and-a-half later the manager was gone.

Bojan’s one goal this term came in Stoke’s 2-2 draw at Rotherham back in September. Speaking after the game, he said: “I love our fans. It’s been a difficult time for me, not only this season but last as well. Every time, even when I was back in Spain, they support me, send me messages, and I’m really proud to have them behind me.

“Sometimes I feel sorry for them because I’m not playing and I know they want me to play, but the gaffer is the man who decides.”