Stoke target set to snub Potters and join Europa League champions Sevilla

Yevhen Konoplyanka is expected to snub the chance to join Stoke City and instead move to Europa League champions Sevilla this summer.

Mark Hughes had been chasing the Ukrainian winger but, according to Spanish newspaper AS, the 25-year-old is on the verge of moving to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Konoplyanka, who plies his trade with Dnipro in Ukraine, is entering the final weeks of his contract and is available on a free transfer at the end of the month.

The Dnipro star has spent his whole career in his homeland but is said to favour a switch to Spain and caught the eye of Sevilla's hierarchy during last season's Europa League final between the two teams in Warsaw.

Liverpool have also been linked with Konoplyanka in recent weeks.