Jesurun Rak-Sakyi has completed a loan move from Crystal Palace to Stoke City, joining the Championship club on a temporary deal starting on 2026-02-02 and running until 2026-05-31. The right winger arrives at the Bet365 Stadium from the Premier League side with his contract at Palace remaining in place and no permanent option disclosed in the data.
The move keeps the 23-year-old within English football while taking him out of the top flight and into the second tier, where Stoke are seeking extra attacking depth. The transfer is officially a loan transfer, with Crystal Palace remaining his parent club and an agreed return to Selhurst Park scheduled for the end of the spell on 2026-05-31, at which point he is set to go back as a returning loanee rather than as a free agent.
Rak-Sakyi joins Stoke City with a current market value listed at €6.00m, underlining the level of talent the Championship side are adding to their squad. Primarily a right winger and a left-footed attacker, he has been assigned shirt number 21 at Stoke, offering pace and creativity from the flank as the club seeks to strengthen its attacking options for the remainder of the campaign.
The winger’s path to this latest move has been marked by a series of loans designed to accelerate his development. After progressing through Chelsea’s youth ranks, he switched to Crystal Palace’s academy set-up, moving from the U18s to the U21s before stepping up to the first team. Palace initially sent him out on loan to Charlton Athletic, then to Sheffield United, and more recently to Çaykur Rizespor in Türkiye’s top flight, giving him exposure to both the English Championship and the Turkish league before his current stint at Stoke.
That sequence has coincided with a steady rise in his valuation. From a €500,000 mark as a Crystal Palace U21 player, his value climbed to €1.00m at Charlton and then to €2.00m with Palace’s senior squad. A successful period at Sheffield United saw that figure increase further to €3.00m and then €6.00m, a level he has maintained following his time with Çaykur Rizespor. The Stoke City loan now offers him another platform to justify and possibly enhance that value.
Born in London and eligible for both England and Ghana, Rak-Sakyi’s dual nationality gives him an international profile that stretches beyond his club career. Although he is currently registered with English clubs, his trajectory has already taken him outside England via his spell in Türkiye, and the Stoke move sustains the pattern of varied competitive environments. He has consistently operated in attacking roles on the right, using his preferred left foot to cut inside, a trait that suits both possession-based and transition-heavy systems.
With his return to Crystal Palace already scheduled for 2026-05-31, the Stoke loan represents a defined window in which he can influence both his parent club’s plans and his own long-term prospects. Regular minutes in the Championship, added to previous experience in the Premier League and in Türkiye, leave him well placed to shape the next phase of his career, whether that leads to a more prominent role at Palace, another move within England, or further opportunities abroad once this confirmed loan spell concludes.
