Stoke fans! Still kicking the cat over Saturday’s season-opening ? Then prepare to be cheered up.
already have a deal in place for USA international striker Juan after the current Major League Soccer season ends.
And it’s probably just as well if this sensational goal is typical of what the New England Revolution star can do.
In Saturday’s match against Chicago, Agudelo raced onto a high, hopeful through ball the uncharitable might say was typical of Stoke in the ‘bad old days’ under Tony Pulis.
With Chicago keeper Sean Johnson off his line to close down the angle, the Colombia-born 20-year-old improvised a BACK-HEELED lob over him into the net.
“I just thought the ball slowed down a little bit,” said Agudelo. “It was just instinct. Maybe it was a littleSouth American swag, I don’t know. I’m just happy it went in.”
As are we, beam Potters fans – and Leslie Mark Hughes OBE.
When the Agudelo deal was announced 10 days ago, new Stoke boss Hughes said: "We’ve put a lot of work into this deal, and I am delighted that we have managed to get the deal over the line.
"It’s a good deal for us, because he is a very good young player who boasts a lot of talent as well as a lot of potential too.
"I’ve known of him for a couple of years now. He burst on to the scene for the United States at the age of 17 and everybody has paid attention to him since.
"I have kept my eye on him for the last 18 months, and thankfully we were in a position where we were able to pull this deal off."
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