--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-07-28T14:19:59.107Z last_updated: 2026-07-26T06:00:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/stoke-city/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3Rva2VzZW50aW5lbC5jby51ay9zcG9ydC9mb290YmFsbC9mb290YmFsbC1uZXdzL3N0b2tlLWNpdHktdHJhbnNmZXJzLWV0aGFuLWdhbGJyYWl0aC0xMTA3NjcxNw --- # Galbraith lifts lid on Stoke's new midfield trio after Mark Robins overhaul - **Source:** - **Published:** 26 Jul - **Club:** Stoke City - **Original URL:** https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-transfers-ethan-galbraith-11076717 Ingelsson and Soumare have arrived from Sheffield Wednesday and SC Braga respectively, both adding size, athleticism and power to the Stoke City midfield. Galbraith meanwhile, was an eye-catching big-money signing from Swansea City, brought into add the ingenuity and creativity in the middle of the park as Mark Robins overhauled his central midfield. The trio played half an hour together in the 1-1 draw with Crewe Alexandra before Soumare went off with what will hopefully be only a minor inconvenience. With Ben Pearson, Tatsuki Seko and Tomas Rigo also in the mix, Robins has plenty of combinations in the middle of the park. But everyone loves a new toy, or three, and all eyes will be on the new recruits. FOLLOW OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! Latest Stoke City news, analysis and more via the Sentinel “It's been brilliant,” Galbraith told The Sentinel. “I think we all sort of complement each other in different ways, and the three of us, we're sort of forming that connection there. Not just the three of us, but obviously as a team as well, it's been good. “In teams you're going to have different qualities, so for us as a team, it's about having each other's quality, but mixing them together to try and get a better outcome. “What I will bring to the team is maybe different from other players, but as long as we're all on the same page hopefully it mixes well. "I'm going to give it absolutely 100%, hopefully create things, score goals, assists, that's one thing that I can definitely improve on higher up the pitch.” The idea behind spending what could be £10million on Galbraith is that he will play far more midfield than he did last season – where he was pressed into service as a right back in many games. But he admits he does not come to the bet365 Stadium as the finished product. “I think you can improve every day, the intensity we're playing with, mixed with the coaching, I still have a lot to improve on, and I think this is the perfect place to improve. “The intensity's been very high, but I think if you want to be successful, the standards intensity have to be right up there, which here it's been a very high standard, so hopefully we can just keep raising it, going into the first game of the season.” The transfer window is open, the rumours are flying, and everyone is talking about who Stoke City will sign and who they might sell. Delivered daily straight into you email inbox, the bulletins will feature the latest Potters news, views, transfer gossip and opinion. Every day, the Sentinel football desk strive to deliver news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Stoke City content.Our dedicated reporter Pete Smith - who you can follow on X by clicking here - follows Stoke home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. Facebook: You can follow our daily updates on our Facebook page, often featuring content we don't put anywhere else - click here WhatsApp: You can also get all your favourite content from Stoke-on-TrentLive's City team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club.App: If you prefer reading our Stoke stories on your phone, consider downloading the Stoke-on-TrentLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Stoke City as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here.