Despite not having a manager, the Potters are busy working to bring fresh faces into a struggling side who currently sit inside the Premier League's bottom three after 22 games of the campaign.

Having already landed French left-back Moussa Niakate and Austrian right-back Moritz Bauer, Stoke are thought to have enquired about 27-year-old attacking midfielder Ndiaye.

The Potters are likely to face competition for the Senegal international's services, with fellow Premier League outfit Newcastle United previously having an interest in the player and they could be readying a rival bid.