West Brom can trust Reyes Cleary

With Daryl Dike having suffered a horrible two-month damage leaving West Bromwich Albion within the lurch, Steve Bruce has since been scrambling for a striker.

Certainly, talking concerning the state of affairs final weekend, the boss said: “We’re attempting [to sign a new striker], we’re having to as a result of the membership has been unlucky. We’ve obtained two large quantity 9s who’ve had a sequence of terrible accidents which has been troublesome. Particularly the one to Dike.”

Having been a extremely anticipated January signing, the American has solely managed three appearances in an injury-ravaged spell on the Hawthorns.

Nonetheless, he may have a readymade alternative for his long-term absence ready within the wings, in 18-year-old Reyes Cleary.

Being left with solely Karlan Grant as a sole hanging possibility, Bruce referred to as upon this teen to deputise of their EFL Cup win over Sheffield United.

Ought to Steve Bruce give Reyes Cleary an opportunity?

The teen could possibly be set for quite a few alternatives given Dike’s absence, and having already scored a brace in his first Premier League 2 sport this season, he has definitely staked his declare.

Final time period he proved that he was a stage above the U18s Premier League, scoring 16 occasions in simply 13 video games. He then moved as much as the U23s, the place he scored a formidable seven in 15.

He clearly scores targets at each stage, and with the two-month time-frame mentioned, he would have ample time to acclimate to the highest stage.

This season he actually appears set for the limelight, with Bruce having already spoken extraordinarily extremely of the teenage sensation.

Following his full debut towards the Blades, he claimed: “He’s bodily, highly effective for a younger boy.

“He’s nonetheless obtained a protracted approach to go, don’t get me improper, however he needs to attain a aim. He’s obtained that mentality, it doesn’t change, you may see that as quickly as he comes into the crew.

“He will be very, very pleased with himself, and may his household.”

Reasonably than Bruce fork out untold quantities for a cease hole, maybe he want solely present this teen an opportunity on the massive stage to show himself at senior stage.

He has already dominated the U18s scene, supplied a stable basis within the U21s, and the one pure step up is to exchange the injured Dike and battle with Grant for a beginning beginning.