Article: Rudge mission to spot new talent

Stoke City's director of football John Rudge is hoping to find the next Peter Hoekstra this summer.

Rudge is on scouting duty at the European Championships, having been monitoring players abroad for the last few months.

Rudge played a part in bringing fans' favourites Hoekstra and Sergei Shtaniuk to the Britannia Stadium for former manager Gudjon Thordarson. He is hopeful the club can find a similar foreign gem.

He said: "It is all about your contacts and people who can give you information.

"You have to be working hard to see whether or not there might be something that fits the bill. That might be like a Hoekstra or a Sergei, or it might be a young player.

"But when you go out there you ...

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