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Outcast striker Ryan Mmaee has reportedly been told he can leave the Potters in the transfer window

Stoke City outcast Ryan Mmaee has no future at the bet365 Stadium after being told he is free to leave the club in the upcoming summer transfer window, according to a new report.

The Potters were able to seal their survival with a draw at Derby County on the final day of the Championship season over the weekend, and planning has already begun for next term after their retained list was released on Monday afternoon.

Mark Robins has a big job on his hands this summer, with an overhaul of his squad set to take place, and out-of-favour striker Mmaee seemingly does not figure in his plans going forward.

Update emerges on Ryan Mmaee's Stoke City future - he is set to depart this summer

Mmaee joined the Potters on a three-year deal for a reported initial fee of £1.75 million from Hungarian champions Ferencvaros in the summer of 2023, but has struggled to ever impress in red and white in the nearly two years that have followed.

The Moroccan international failed to nail down a consistent starting spot in his maiden campaign at the club, and was even dropped from the senior squad at the start of last year due to attitude issues, then later reinstated before he suffered a season-ending injury in April.

He figured in Steven Schumacher's plans at the start of this campaign, but the arrival of Leicester City loanee Tom Cannon soon saw Stoke allow Mmaee to join Rapid Vienna on loan for the season. He failed to play even once for the Austrian side due to injury, and so returned to the Potteries in February as his temporary spell was terminated by mutual consent.

The 27-year-old did not make a single appearance in the second-half of the season under boss Robins, despite featuring on the bench on numerous occasions. Now, with the season over, a new update has emerged over his future, or lack of, at the club.

TEAMtalk have revealed that Mmaee has been told he will be sold by Stoke this summer, after the club held meetings with their players today to provide an update on their respective futures in ST4.

Their sources state that the Potters are keen to offload multiple players over the coming months to make room for new arrivals, while Mmaee has already got plenty of interest and will have no issues finding a new club. He has just one year left on his current Stoke deal, so it will not take a sizeable fee to sign him this summer.

Mark Robins makes the right call on Ryan Mmaee - Stoke City need better in attack

Stoke supporters had reasons to be excited by Mmaee's signing in the summer of 2023, amid an influx of new additions from overseas, with his impressive goal record at Ferencvaros and AEL Limassol making the reported £1.75m fee paid for him seem like a potential steal.

He scored 32 times in 73 games for the Hungarian side in the two years prior to his Potteries switch, but he never truly took to English football after a tough start in which he was in and out of the team under Alex Neil and then Schumacher.

The 27-year-old registered four goals and four assists in 27 games in all competitions in his first season at the bet365 Stadium, while he was banished from first-team action by the ex-Plymouth Argyle boss for a month in February due to apparent poor discipline in training.

He did not complete a full pre-season last summer due to injury, but looked set to be a permanent fixture in Schumacher's squad this season after returning to the fold and even bagging his first goal of the campaign in a 5-0 rout of Middlesbrough in the EFL Cup in August.

Despite his apparent revival, he was linked to Saudi Arabian side Al-Kholood and received reported transfer interest from Ligue 1 sides Angers and Stade Brestois ahead of the new season, but was believed to have no intention of leaving until he joined Rapid Vienna late in the window.

His time in Austria never really got off the ground, as injuries restricted him from even playing for the capital club, and so a return to Stoke in February took many fans by surprise, but looked to be a possibly smart decision with the Potters lacking firepower up front.

As it turned out, Robins did not see fit to call on Mmaee to make an impact over the last few months, despite including him in three different Championship matchday squads. His lack of game-time seemed pretty indicative of Stoke's plans for him going forward past this summer, and so it is no surprise to see him set to depart soon.

Stoke have been unable to get the best out of Mmaee, but whether that comes down to coaching, his own attitude, or a bit of both, remains unclear. He does know where the net is, though, and will surely be an attractive option for clubs on the continent at a certain level that need a striker with experience and quality.