Stoke City narrowly survived their tumultuous Championship campaign in 2024-25, and fans were faced with a rollercoaster of emotions when the club sacked manager Steven Schumacher just five games into the season before also parting ways with his replacement Narcis Pelach in December, appointing current boss Mark Robins on New Years Day.
Robins would go on to steer the Potters out of the relegation zone, though the battle persisted all the way to matchday 46, when they ended the season 18th in the Championship table with 51 points, just two above 22nd-placed Luton Town, who were demoted to League One.
With the aim of achieving stability in the second tier in 2025-26 - looking to climb away from the drop zone - Stoke have to be active in the transfer window in order to equip the head-coach that saved them from the drop with a squad capable of competing week-in week-out at a much higher level.
Here, Sports Mole follows all of Stoke's summer transfer incomings and outgoings.
Stoke confirmed transfers in: Summer 2025
Sorba Thomas (undisclosed from Huddersfield Town)
Divin Mubama (loan from Manchester City)
Maksym Talovierov (£1.7m from Plymouth Argyle)
Aaron Cresswell (free from West Ham)
Stoke confirmed transfers out: Summer 2025
Jordan Thompson (free to Preston North End)
Lynden Gooch (free to Huddersfield)
Michael Rose (free)
Enda Stevens (free)
Niall Ennis (undisclosed to Blackpool)
Tommy Simkin (loan to Leyton Orient)
How much have Stoke spent and earned during the summer 2025 transfer window?
Stoke total spend summer 2025: £1.7m
Stoke total income summer 2025: £0m
Stoke total net spend summer 2025: -£1.7m
Latest Stoke transfer rumours
You can find a complete list of the latest Stoke transfer rumours by clicking here.
Stoke squad
You can view Stoke's current squad ahead of the 2025-26 season by clicking here.