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Stoke City FC transfer news: Kostas Stafylidis confirmed as Paul Lambert's first signing as Potters boss

Stoke City have announced the signing of Greece left-back Kostas Stafylidis on loan from FC Augsburg for the rest of the season.

The 24-year-old becomes the second new addition to Stoke's squad of the current transfer window - right-back Moritz Bauer having already joined on a permanent deal from Rubin Kazan - and the first since Paul Lambert's appointment as Potters manager on Monday.

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Stoke chief executive Tony Scholes said on the club's official website: "Having played in Germany himself, Paul Lambert is a keen observer of the Bundesliga and I know he has been impressed by what he has seen of Kostas in action for Augsburg.