Overview
- Stoke City confirmed the signing of Svante Ingelsson on a three-year contract with the fee undisclosed but widely reported to be about £1 million.
- Ingelsson will join pre-season training at Clayton Wood immediately and said compatriot Viktor Johansson, who recommended the club, helped persuade him to move.
- Sheffield Wednesday issued a statement thanking Ingelsson after sporting director Simon Wilson said the club tried to keep him but accepted his wish to return to the Championship.
- Stoke’s sporting director described Ingelsson as a relentless, high-energy midfielder who fits the club’s emphasis on work-rate and team intensity, and he follows recent signings Josh Griffiths and Djibril Soumare.
- The transfer gives Sheffield Wednesday clarity as they rebuild under new owners and leaves Stoke active in the window as they pursue targets such as Ethan Galbraith and Luke Graham.