West Brom agree another loan to buy deal after Diagne has medical – reports
West Brom have agreed a loan deal for Celta Vigo midfielder Okay Yokuslu, according to TalkSPORT.
Earlier on Thursday, Sky Sports claimed that a deal to sign Yokuslu wouldn’t be agreed unless there was an option or obligation to buy the midfielder.
It now seems as though this compromise has been reached though with TalkSPORT claiming that Albion will have to make the midfielder’s move permanent if the club avoids the drop.
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This isn’t the worst deal in the world for Albion as if the club do avoid the drop then shelling out on a player who helped us stay up would be a good use of funds.
On the other hand, if we go down then we have no obligation to sign him and we can focus on spending money rebuilding the squad in the second tier.
This deal looks like it could be completed in the near future and potentially even before the Fulham game at the weekend.
This news will come as a relief to Baggies fans and Sam Allardyce following the appalling performance against Manchester City in midweek.
Big Sam claimed that he wanted at least two more players added to his squad before the transfer deadline and it seems that he may now have his wish with the club also close to signing Mbaye Diagne also on loan with an option to buy, according to DHA.
A new midfielder will help to bolster the options in the middle of the park with Romaine Sawyers and Jake Livermore again heavily criticised following the defeat to Man City.
Hopefully, Yokuslu can provide a bit of bite in the midfield which is something that has been severely lacking this season.
In other West Brom news, there’s been a big update on the ownership mystery at The Hawthorns.
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