West Brom may consider sanctioning January move for striker Reyes Cleary
West Brom could reportedly decide to loan out striker Reyes Cleary in January to a club playing in the EFL.
According to Birmingham Live on 14 November, the 18-year-old is among a group of youngsters that could all be shown the door to gain first-team experience.
Along with Cleary, Zac Ashworth and Ethan Ingram are two names that have been mentioned as potential loan exits in the next two months.
Right decision
If Carlos Corberan has decided that neither of these players are part of his immediate plans, it makes a lot of sense to loan them out as they can gain first-team minutes.
It is vital at their age to play regularly with senior players and not just at the under-18s or under-23s level where the quality of football is not at a very high level.
Cleary undoubtedly is the pick of the bunch and he’s someone West Brom fans are really excited about as he’s got a high ceiling.
In October 2022, Birmingham Live billed him as a player who is a “Nightmare for defenders” and handed him a 10/10 rating for scoring a hat-trick against the Middlesbrough under-21s.
Despite only being 18, the young striker has already made five senior appearances for the club – two each in the Championship and EFL Cup and one in the FA Cup.
This season, he’s been on the bench on three occasions in the league and has come off twice to play a grand total of 55 minutes which is clearly not enough for a player that needs to be playing week in and week out.
In other West Brom news, Chris Lepkowski has addressed rumours of the Baggies going into administration after what happened recently.