Stoke boss Tony Pulis has told Ryan Shotton his future position at the Britannia Stadium will be in midfield not defense.
Shotton has made his way through the ranks at the club playing either at full-back or in central defence but Pulis sees him as a midfielder and aims to play him there in the future.
The 23-year-old only broke into the Potters first team 10 months ago but has been used in various positions since then and Pulis believes he is a star of the future.
Pulis says Shotton put in his best performance in a Stoke shirt in the 2-0 victory over Swansea at the weekend and sees him as a wide midfielder in the future.
"It's a fallacy that he's a defender, as everyone seems to think," Pulis told thisisstaffordshire. "If you ask him, he played as a centre-forward as a schoolboy here, but Blakey changed him to a centre-half.
"So he's always been a forward-thinking player who got turned into a defender. He's got good energy and pace, while the three crosses he put in against Swansea were of the greatest quality.
"Playing in midfield is very much a long-term option for him."
The 23-year-old only broke into the Potters first team 10 months ago but has been used in various positions since then and Pulis believes he is a star of the future.
Pulis says Shotton put in his best performance in a Stoke shirt in the 2-0 victory over Swansea at the weekend and sees him as a wide midfielder in the future.
"It's a fallacy that he's a defender, as everyone seems to think," Pulis told thisisstaffordshire. "If you ask him, he played as a centre-forward as a schoolboy here, but Blakey changed him to a centre-half.
"So he's always been a forward-thinking player who got turned into a defender. He's got good energy and pace, while the three crosses he put in against Swansea were of the greatest quality.
"Playing in midfield is very much a long-term option for him."
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