Stoke have signed defender Philipp Wollscheid on loan from German side Bayer Leverkusen.

The signing of the 25-year-old is with a view to a permanent deal this summer.

The 6"4' centre-back has played twice for Germany, winning his first cap in a 2013 friendly against Ecuador.

Wollscheid spent the first part of this season on loan at Bundesliga side Mainz.