West Brom's could yet receive Michael Parker cash boost, but multi-million mistake is there to see

West Brom appear to have made a mistake when allowing Michael Parker to leave.

The 21-year-old departed The Hawthorns in February after not making a first-team appearance for the Baggies.

He moved from Burnley in 2024, but could not work his way into a senior opportunity in the West Midlands.

West Brom let him go and he joined Orgryte after a trial period with the Swedish side.

Not many eyebrows would have been raised in the Black Country when they made the decision to allow him to leave.

However, they may start to be now, with the latest developments on his future.

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The former West Brom man is being eyed by clubs such as Sunderland, Newcastle, Brentford, Celtic and Rangers.

The Swedish club are believed to want £1.7million for the 21-year-old, per Sasha Tavolieri.

Pontus Farnerud, their sporting director spoke to Fotbollskanalen about the interest in the defender, saying: "Yes, there is interest in Michael.

"He has a profile and possesses qualities that make him attract interest, but at the moment all focus for both Michael and Öis is the match against Kalmar FF."

He did not comment when asked whether any offers had been received.

Albion are believed to have a sell-on clause, although the exact details of that are unknown.

Why West Brom may rue their Parker decision

At a time when the Baggies have been pinching their pennies due to financial restrictions, they could have done with a major profit.

A big sale of the defender would have been a big relief, but they will have to settle for a small fraction of his potential transfer fee instead.

Luckily, they do not seem to be in as much financial difficulty at the moment, but it still would have been nice to have a decent windfall to boost the coffers.

Given the size of the rebuild that James Morrison has on his hands, any extra funds could be beneficial, and Albion could be haunted by their decision on Parker.

If the clause was worth 20 per cent, a £1.7m deal would bank £340,000 for Shilen Patel and Co.

If it was just 10 per cent, it would be a figure of £170,000, both of those numbers will not swing the needle for the Championship side, if the sell-on clause exists.

They would surely rather have had the whole fee, or perhaps even more if they would have kept the faith and developed him into a starter.