Official: "Stoke City" acquired J. Allen for 13 million pounds.

About his first summer purchase after declaring it several hours ago, the "Stoke City" club is worried. The "Potters" officially confirmed that they bought midfielder Joe Allen from "Liverpool". The 26-year-old footballer cost an average team in the Premier League 13 million pounds sterling. The player himself signed a five-year contract with the new club. It was expected that J. Allen would stay in the Liverpool team after an excellent performance with the Wales national team in the European Championship, but the new signings of Jurgen Klopp finally dispelled all doubts. "I am delighted," - the midfielder said after signing the contract. - "When I heard about the interest of this club, it was not difficult to make the final decision." J. Allen was acquired by the "Liverpool" club for 15 million pounds sterling in 2012. Last season, the midfielder played 34 games and scored three goals, but mostly settled for a substitute role.