--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-09-08T21:34:37.717Z last_updated: 2026-09-08T04:00:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/stoke-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3Rva2VzZW50aW5lbC5jby51ay9zcG9ydC9mb290YmFsbC9mb290YmFsbC1uZXdzL3N0b2tlLWNpdHktdHJhbnNmZXItamFjay1tY2dseW5uLTExMTQ2NDI3 --- # Stoke City new boy Jack McGlynn on fitness, physicality and pinging long passes - **Source:** - **Published:** 8 Sept - **Club:** Stoke City - **Original URL:** https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-transfer-jack-mcglynn-11146427 New boy Jack McGlynn hopes making a mid-season transfer to England will help him hit the ground running at Stoke City. McGlynn joined Stoke from Houston Dynamo in a deadline day deal worth an initial £3m and made his debut as a sub in a 4-0 win over Charlton on Saturday. He is travelling with the team hoping to be involved again tonight against Cardiff and he is braced for a different challenge in terms of the matches and the number of matches compared to what he was used to in the MLS. The midfielder said: “Probably the physicality is the number one thing. The speed of play is higher and players are a lot more physical. Once you get adjusted to that I think the quality can show. I’m looking forward to that aspect of the game. It’s all I ever wanted to be here so I’m really excited for it. “It’s definitely a level higher intensity wise (in terms of the number of fixtures) but I’ve come from the middle of the MLS season. I’ve think I’ve played 20 games this season, I’m very fit and I’m ready for it.” FOLLOW OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! Latest Stoke City news, analysis and more via the Sentinel McGlynn is one of 10 new faces in the Stoke squad hoping to kickstart a new chapter for the club. The play-offs have been expanded down and the summer arrivals have come knowing their task is to make sure they’re competing in the right half of the Championship. He said: “I think pushing for promotion is the number one thing. That’s why they brought me in and brought in all the other signings: to get this club back where it belongs.” The Premier League is where McGlynn has always set his heart on playing. He said: “I have always dreamed of playing in Europe. I grew up watching the Premier League every weekend or whenever it was on with my family. I’m a big Liverpool fan because my dad kind of forced me and I think Steven Gerrard was probably the player I watched most and idolised.” It was a long pass in the Gerrard vein that McGlynn hit with one of his first touches in a Stoke shirt that introduced him to his new supporters. There is expectation for some long range shots too. He scored eight and set up 14 in 44 MLS appearances He said: “(The noise when I hit that pass) was surreal. It was a decent ball and I think there’s a lot more of those to come and hopefully the fans can get excited by them.” He added: “I will fit right in as long as I give 100 per cent. I came on and tried to do that whether I’m crossing or trying to get on the end of the ball and hopefully the quality I have will show and the fans can see it. “It’s very easy to slip into the team. The guys I’m playing with have such quality and they’ve all been so helpful in making me feel welcome. It felt like I’d known them for a while when I stepped onto the pitch. “I’m going to work and give it everything I have. I’ve worked my whole life to be here and I’m going to show it every time I step onto the pitch.” What do you think? Click HERE to join the debate Get the best Stoke City news and analysis straight to your Inbox courtesy of The Sentinel! To get it, it's a quick and easy one-two: