 Palacios enjoyed more playing time under Hughes in 2013–14, playing 21 times as Stoke finished in ninth in the Premier League.Stoke tried to sell Palacios in the summer of 2014 to Middle East side Qatar SC, but he failed a medical.This saw him overlooked by Mark Hughes for the 2014–15 season, as he did not make any appearances and was ultimately released at the end of the season; he made 53 appearances in four seasons.