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REVEALED: Stoke media took a year OFF Hughes' new deal!

Stoke City corrected an error in the announcement of Mark Hughes' new contract.

Stoke announced on Friday evening they had initially mis-reported the terms of the deal, having said the contract ran until 2018.

"We apologise for our earlier blunder. Mark Hughes has agreed a new deal until 2019, NOT 2018 as we reported," the club said on Twitter.

"In other news, the media team will not be receiving a Christmas bonus this year ... Apologies once again!"

Hughes has been at Stoke since May 2013 and has guided them to 10th in the Barclays Premier League this season.

He told the club's official site: "I'm delighted to have signed a new contract. I think it's exciting times for Stoke City, everyone can see there's more progress to be made and we want to see how far we can take the club.

"I came here 18 or so months ago and it's gone as well as I could have hoped - we've certainly kept progressing which is vitally important from my point of view.

"This season has been more difficult than last season due to circumstances, like injuries to key players, but we've still been very competitive and I believe we can do even better next season with a little bit more investment. Let's see how far we can go."

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