Report: Oussama Assaidi to join Stoke City on loan

Liverpool midfielder Oussama Assaidi is reportedly poised for a deadline-day loan move to Stoke City.

Assaidi, who spent last season at the Britannia Stadium, has been heavily linked with a permanent switch all summer but negotiations have regularly broken down.

Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is reportedly keen to sell the 26-year-old, but wage demands are thought to have scuppered a permanent move.

However, according to the Daily Telegraph, a loan deal is now being discussed once again and Assaidi could seal a second temporary move to the Potters before tonight's 11pm deadline.