Jese Rodriguez's troubled time at Stoke City appears to be over after he failed to report for training on Wednesday.

The Paris Saint-Germain loanee is facing a bleak future and a fine following his refusal to show at Stoke's Clayton Wood training ground, angering club officials and manager Paul Lambert.

It has emerged that Jese was given compassionate leave to care for his poorly baby boy in Spain and he was expected to return for training on Wednesday, but he did not turn up and Stoke have not received any communication from the 25-year-old.

Jese's exact whereabouts are unknown and it seems inevitable that he will now be excluded from Lambert's plans for the remainder of the Premier League season.

Lambert is determined to focus purely on Stoke's relegation battle and is taking a hardline stance on any ill discipline, with Jese set to become the latest player to be punished with a fine.

Saido Berahino has been told to train with the under-23s after reporting late for a reserves game last week, while former Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay is poised to have his contract terminated by mutual consent. Erik Pieters, the defender, was also fined £70,000 after breaking a club curfew.