Stoke are in advanced talks with Wales international Joe Allen over a new contract, in a huge boost for new manager Gary Rowett.

Allen is expected to conclude negotiations on his return from holiday and commit his future to Stoke, following their relegation from the Premier League.

It can be revealed the £12m signing was in line to take a 50 per cent wage cut as a result of Stoke’s fall into the Championship, but the club are so determined to keep him they are offering him a new deal.

The contract is expected to remove the significant pay drop and Stoke’s message is essentially for Allen to give the club another year as they bid to make an immediate return to the top-flight.

Allen has a clause in his current deal, as revealed by Telegraph Sport, that allows clubs in the top-six, bar former club Liverpool, to buy him for a figure of £25 million.