Overview
- Stoke completed two deadline-day signings on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, bringing in 23-year-old USA international Jack McGlynn on a three-year contract and 20-year-old Luca Bombino on a multi-year deal.
- McGlynn arrives with 13 senior US caps and is described by the club as an attack-minded, versatile midfielder while Bombino is a US youth international left-back who will be registered as an under-21 player.
- The club gave no official fees, though local reporting said Bombino’s package could rise to about $5 million; Stoke’s announcements listed terms as undisclosed.
- Because McGlynn occupies a senior squad slot and Bombino does not, the signings bring the senior squad to its 25-player limit and mean Stoke must sell or loan players before any new senior signings.
- The moves follow a difficult start to the season and a 1-0 win over Norwich on Tuesday, and they come as Stoke rebuffed reported bids for winger Sorba Thomas, underlining ongoing outbound transfer pressure.