Ross County loan Stoke City defender Harry Souttar

Stoke City have allowed defender Harry Souttar to spend the rest of the season on loan at Ross County.

Before the start of the current campaign, Souttar left Dundee United to sign a deal with the Potters and the then-teenager was handed his debut in an EFL Cup tie with Rochdale.

However, the majority of the last few months have been spent playing with the Under-23 side and new boss Paul Lambert has moved to send the 19-year-old out on loan.

Souttar made two appearances in the Scottish Premiership during the back end of the 2015-16 campaign, but that is his only experience of top-flight football north of the border.

Stoke have also revealed that Souttar has penned a new four-and-a-half-year contract at the bet365 Stadium.