West Brom transfer news with exodus a brutal reality – Finance Expert
We’re delighted to welcome football finance expert Dr Daniel Plumley as our exclusive West Brom columnist. Each week he’ll be giving his views on the biggest talking points at The Hawthorns...
Dan Plumley has insisted that a transfer exodus of players leaving West Brom is the reality of remaining a Championship club and missing out on promotion.
The Daily Mail has shared that Dara O’Shea is just one of the names who could leave The Hawthorns this summer with player exits desperately needed.
Plumley admitted that West Brom need the reset button with parachute payments slowly starting to run out and the finances still ruinous.
“It’s the reality, the financial reality of being a Championship club when the parachute payments start to come to an end,” he exclusively told West Brom News.
“You’ve had those years in the Championship and then the money starts to run out. You are left with a revenue deficit, and that means again coupled with the financial position of the club, the ownership structure and that turmoil, we know the finances aren’t in great nick.
“When you look at that, it becomes a case of a quick way to raise some funds or get players off the books is through the transfer market, and no surprise to see that some of those star players are being looked at.
“The ones that will potentially go when they don’t reach the play-offs, you’ve got to reset the clock and they will be in a position where there will need to be a reset button moving forward.”
There is also a brutal reality that is facing Carlos Corberan next season.
West Brom will not have the same names available to them that they do now with sales needed to keep the club above the grey area in terms of the financial picture.
In other West Brom news, one player who is facing an uncertain future at the club has already been named