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WBA must secure Hamza Choudhury transfer
West Bromwich Albion at present have a handful of players of their ranks which have hit the age of 30 reminiscent of David Button, Kyle Bartley and Matt Phillips.
One different participant that’s at present one of many oldest figures in Steve Bruce’s squad is Jake Livermore.
Again within the 2017 January switch window, the Baggies signed the midfielder from Hull Metropolis in a deal price a reported charge of round £10m after he introduced an finish to his time as a Tottenham Hotspur participant in 2014.
Throughout his time on the Hawthorns, the Englishman has gone on to make 195 appearances for the Midlands membership throughout all competitions, scoring seven targets and offering 11 assists alongside the best way.
As issues stand, Livermore might be coming into the ultimate yr of his present contract at West Brom on the finish of the month.
With that in thoughts, it might be well worth the membership trying to herald what might be a brand new and improved model of their long-serving veteran.
In reality, one participant that the Baggies have been linked with not too long ago that would match that individual invoice is Hamza Choudhury.
As a product of Leicester Metropolis’s youth system, the midfielder has made a complete of 142 appearances throughout their senior and youth sides.
Nevertheless, with simply six begins underneath his belt from 12 appearances throughout all competitions this season, he doesn’t appear to have been capable of make himself an everyday first-team starter for Brendan Rodgers.
With that in thoughts, the prospect of enjoying recurrently for the Baggies and probably being their long-term substitute for Livermore might be slightly tempting for the 24-year-old.
Praised for his “sensational” performances for Leicester by Rodgers, Choudhury is at present valued at £4.5m based on Transfermarkt.
Has Jake Livermore been an excellent signing for West Brom?
Having performed in 79 home video games all through his profession, the Foxes midfielder has racked up 69 interceptions and received 34 tackles, highlighting the defensive expertise he has.
Compared with the present West Brom midfielder, he was capable of make 40 interceptions and win 44 tackles in his newest season alone.
This means that with an everyday run of video games underneath his belt and appropriate teaching from Bruce, Choudhury might turn out to be a strong addition to the squad and develop into an excellent long-term model of Livermore.
Ought to a chance to take the Englishman away from the King Energy Stadium come up this summer season, then that is one thing that West Brom ought to undoubtedly discover.
