Through their official website, Stoke City have informed the public that Nigeria international Peter Odemwingie will be sidelined for an unspecified period due to a knee complaint he picked up against Manchester City.<br /><br />The experienced striker had to make way for Jonathan Walters in the 46th minute at the Etihad Stadium , and there are fears he may have damaged his cruciate knee ligament. <br /><br />&ldquo;We thought we had concluded our incoming transfer business for this transfer window but we re-evaluated our plans after losing Peter to injury for the foreseeable future, <span><span>&rdquo;</span></span> Chief Executive Tony Scholes told stokecityfc.com.<br /><br />Manager Mark Hughes added: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s unfortunate that we look like being without Peter for a while but following his setback we felt it was important that we moved to bolster the resources at our disposal.<span><span>&rdquo;<br /><br />Morocco international </span></span><span><span>Oussama Assaidi has been signed by Stoke City for the remainder of the season, as replacement for the former Bendel Insurance star.<br /><br />Peter Odemwingie</span></span>&rsquo;s contract with Stoke City will run out in the next ten months.<br />