Toby Collyer spotted with West Brom squad ahead of clash vs Middlesbrough as video emerges

Toby Collyer is on Teesside ahead of West Bromwich Albion's Championship clash with Middlesbrough.

James Morrison's side are at the Riverside Stadium ahead of Saturday's 12:30pm kick-off.

Albion are looking to protect their unbeaten Championship record to start the new season in the North East.

In recent days, it's been strongly reported that Collyer is set to become a West Brom player.

However, he's not been named in the Baggies matchday squad for the visit to Middlesbrough.

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What Toby Collyer footage has been ahead of Middlesbrough?

In video footage shared via an X user named Charlie, players have been spotted getting off the West Brom team bus at the Riverside.

The video is shot from behind the players, but halfway through the 12-second clip, it's clear that Collyer disembarks the coach with the Albion squad.

So, it would appear then that Collyer has now signed for Albion, and is going to watch Saturday's game

But why isn't he in the matchday squad, and what is the latest on the progress of the deal?

What did Fabrizio Romano's Saturday Collyer update say?

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claimed on Saturday morning that Collyer has signed his documents as a West Brom player.

It's claimed that the midfielder will move to The Hawthorns for an initial £3million, with £5m in add-ons taking the total package to £8m.

United are also claimed to be inserting a whopping 40 per-cent sell-on clause into Collyer's Baggies contract.

So, whilst the deal is clearly done after this update and Collyer being spotted at the Riverside, why isn't he in the team?

Well, whilst Collyer is understood to have signed his transfer papers, these can't have been completed in time for him to be registered to partake in this fixture.