Stoke City veteran Jon Walters has hailed the impact made by Bojan Krkic this season.

The 24-year-old Spaniard, once billed as the successor at the Nou Camp to Lionel Messi, has spent three years being shunted on loan deals around Roma, Milan and Ajax getting only a handful of games.

But under Mark Hughes he is relishing the chance of regular football to show off his talent.

Walters said: "What you don't see with both him and Marc Muniesa, another one from Barcelona, is the effort they put in off the pitch, every day in the gym, working on their physique.

"Boj has settled so quickly. Sometimes players from abroad need six months, but he has bought into the way we play and the commitment of everybody on the team."