Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has explained allowing Robert Huth to move on.
The German is expected to sign for Leicester City today.
"The likelihood of him playing for us in the coming weeks was low and he accepted that," said Hughes.
"Not surprisingly there was a lot of interest in him. We see it as an opportunity to get games and get back to the level he was before his injury (14 months ago).
"The reason he's gone out on loan is because we have got almost 18 months of his contract to run."
