West Brom to seal move for Trevoh Chalobah this week
West Brom are set to seal a move for Chelsea midfielder Trevoh Chalobah in the next week, according to South London News.
It has been reported that the Premier League side are unlikely to demand a fee for the 22-year-old this summer.
Valerien Ismael looks set to make his second major signing in this window, following Alex Mowatt to The Hawthorns.
West Brom have had an interest in Chalobah for the past week, but it appears as though things have sped up.
Ismael appears determined to strengthen the midfield with Jake Livermore and Romaine Sawyers the only two left from last season.
Mowatt and Chalobah will come in and could be the starting pair for the Championship opener against Bournemouth next season.
Okay Yokuslu, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Conor Gallagher were all on loan in the Premier League, but relegation made their futures unlikely at the club.
Smart.
It is another smart piece of business by the Baggies, who will bring in another player for no fee.
The Albion will bring in a player with serious Championship experience from his time at Huddersfield and Ipswich, as well as time in Ligue 1 with Lorient last season.
Completing the deal for Chalobah will allow us to look for other areas to improve, with the final third likely to be one of those.
Should Sam Johnstone and Matheus Pereira leave, they should add serious money to the budget to bring in some big names.
Chalobah and Mowatt arrived for free, and that is brilliant business from the Albion, who appear to be making all the right moves.
In other West Brom news, Talks opened: The Baggies are pushing to complete signing, German makes player available – Masi