Saido Berahino will sign for Belgian club Zulte Waregem as he looks to revive his career.
Sportsmail exclusively revealed on Thursday how Stoke had been forced to abandon plans to sack Berahino following his drink driving conviction earlier this year.
Instead the Potters agreed to pay the striker a seven-figure sum of just under half the £5million that remained on his contract to facilitate his exit.
The delay in finalising Berahino's release meant the 26-year-old's future has been in limbo as he couldn't sign for a new club while the Potters still held his registration.
But the former England Under-21 star will sign a contract with Zulte, where he has spent the last three weeks on training.
French club Nimes were also interested in the ex-West Brom front-man, who was the subject of stinging criticism from former Stoke team-mate Glen Johnson on Thursday.
Johnson accused Berahino of having an attitude problem on talkSPORT, saying: 'He had the wrong mentality, the wrong attitude from day one.
'Considering they paid him up with three years left to go tells you everything you know.
'If I was the manager or owner of a club I wouldn't take him if they paid me to play him.'
Nichola
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56 Games and 5 Goals at Stoke City... and watch him still end up at a Premier League
terrifica
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What a waste of potential talent... where do we think he ends up? I’m thinking somewhere abroad, can’t see a Championship club
ukraine
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Waste of space. Talented, but without the attitude to match
Dirk410
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Don’t think he should be described as a ‘striker’ with his goal rate....
blackjust
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How the mighty fall! Hope this guy is a Phoenix though.
rigorous
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Such a wasted talent, hope he can rebuild his career somewhere
taxation
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Not a chance. Lucky if he will play again in this country
favorite
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Waster of his talent and waste of time and money for clubs.
Treykiss
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He was such a good player to if u could get his head right he could be again
posod
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Thought the same when I read it, perhaps his agent had a word to re-release to get some offers in.
Jirkkerr
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Poor guy, he scored against Man Utd and thought he was the plug
Lectures
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In 5-10 years time, we’re gonna be listening to his sob story of how he suffered with mental health issues throughout his career...
masterfor
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Cared more about money than football ,,,, he should be made to give his money back to the clubs
autumn
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Another Mark Hughes genius level transfer 😂
opaqu
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telling the truth on Saido Berahino, didn’t realise he had such a bad attitude
Scottkozel
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It's time to update this story. No payout is happening.