Diangana seems to mock West Brom fans in win v Oxford United as footage emerges
Grady Diangana was caught gesturing to West Brom fans in the 2-0 win over Oxford United on Saturday.
The Baggies star is out of contract in the summer and was linked with an exit from The Hawthorns in the winter transfer window.
However, the 26-year-old remained in the West Midlands and has become a regular option despite featuring for just 13 minutes on this occasion in the Championship clash on 22 February.
Diangana caught mocking West Brom fans
After John Swift had doubled Albion’s lead in the 11th minute of stoppage time at the end of the game, Diangana was spotted seemingly mocking supporters.
The Democratic Republic of Congo international cupped his ears and called for more noise from Baggies fans, who’d not made much noise throughout the Championship victory.
The result takes Tony Mowbray‘s side to fifth in the Championship table but the forward’s reaction will have no doubt called out the issue with the home support at The Hawthorns this season.
West Brom to lose Diangana in the summer
It seems inevitable that the attacker will leave The Hawthorns when his contract expires in the summer.
There were hopes that he could kick on and become a key asset in the Baggies’ promotion ambitions after his seven goals and eight assists in the league last season but he has failed to have the same influence this season.
Despite his struggles this campaign, he looked set for a resurgence under Mowbray but that has been stunted recently and Diangana has not scored in his last five league appearances for the Black Country club.
| Stats (Championship 24/25) | Diangana |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Minutes | 1133 |
| Goals | 4 |
| Assists | 2 |
He has been relegated to the substitutes bench for two of the Baggies’ last three matches as his influence begins to wane following a stunning display against Portsmouth (25 January) when he notched two goals and two assists.
Those strikes make up half of his goal tally for the season and the assists were his only two of a severely disappointing campaign so far.
It has been a career of what-ifs so far for the Albion star and he may need a fresh start away from the West Midlands to produce his best form.