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Stoke boss Hughes excited seeing Krkic amongst goals

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is excited by what he's seeing from Bojan Krkic.

Hughes is increasingly confident that Bojan can deliver the goods sooner rather than later after seeing him bag a second goal in pre-season friendlies against Blackburn Rovers.

"I'm pleased with how he's settled in," said Hughes to The Sentinel. "It's important he came to a club that made him feel welcome and he's enjoying his time with us.

"It's early days and we are not going to put too much pressure on him. We had a similar situation with Marko Arnautovic who initially found it difficult, then was flying by the end of the season.

"We may have to wait for Bojan, but after what we have seen so far, maybe not.

"But I expected him to hit the ground running. He's a top professional who's played at top clubs and he understands the prerequisites. It's in his DNA."

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