‘Doesn’t make sense’, ‘Basement shopping’ – These WBA fans react to major transfer udpate

Wed 14 October 2020 8:45, UK

West Brom are closing in on the signing of Huddersfield forward Karlan Grant.

The Athletic journalist Steve Madeley reported on his personal Twitter account on Tuesday that the Baggies have a broad agreement in place with the Terriers.

RE KARLAN GRANT:
Understand a deal is edging closer and there's a growing confidence it will be done by Friday. Albion and Huddersfield still negotiating the structure and exact terms of a deal (probably loan-to-buy) but there seems to be broad agreement on overall numbers. #WBA
— Steve Madeley (@SteveMadeley78) October 13, 2020

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Madeley suggested that the Albion are likely to agree a loan with an option to buy at the end of this current season.

This has been boiling over for months now, and there hasn’t been a more desperate time for West Brom to bring in a striker.

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Premier League clubs have until Friday to bring in players from the EFL, and Slaven Bilic is crying out for options in the final third.

Callum Robinson is currently in isolation and is a doubt for Monday’s game against Burnley, and Hal Robson-Kanu is out for a number of months after surgery.

Grant would come in and most likely been thrown straight into the deep end despite not featuring once in the Championship this season.

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The thinking is that the Baggies will offer a sizeable loan fee, with the added obligation to buy later – something that would bring the cost down of any summer deal.

Many West Brom fans have reacted to the news, and surprisingly, some have questioned whether this move shows enough ambition at the Hawthorns.

There are concerns over his quality, his immediate fitness, and his ability to hit the ground running after so long off the pitch.

However, after a long and desperate hunt, we think that finally bagging Grant would be a huge step forward.

West Brom News have picked out some of the best reactions below…

A loan to buy, where we don’t buy upon relegation just doesn’t make sense to me. Have him regardless, sell on value and at the very worst he’s a bagsman in the champ. Structured deal over a few years with parachute payments is hardly going to bankrupt us.
— James Morrall (@James_Morrall93) October 13, 2020

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bargain basement shopping as usual he will not save premiership survival
— Boulton (@Boulton2) October 13, 2020

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All being good Steve but bigger picture is he probably won’t start and we will have no Robinson with Zohore/HRK injured and Austin no where near the squad/seemingly on the way out Grant will have to start Surley Monday providing he signs
— Jon Simonian (@_Simonian) October 13, 2020

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Hope this guys got broad shoulders he got a lot of expectation on them
— lunatics r running the asylum (@lunatics4_ever) October 13, 2020

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He will take a month at least to be match fit do hope I’m wrong tho
— musebag (@musebag1) October 13, 2020

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@3Eyes_arebetter inevitable, wonder if the money we have saved haggling is worth not having had him for the first games of the season.
— Porfiris Kefalas (@BofKefalas) October 13, 2020

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Longest transfer in history, if we get it done…
— Andy Morris 💙 (@AndyMoz18) October 13, 2020

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