West Brom could face Ferguson repeat

One in every of West Bromwich Albion’s most fun skills is being linked with a transfer away from The Hawthorns, in what might show to be a repeat of the state of affairs which noticed Nathan Ferguson depart in 2020.

In accordance with Football Insider, each Wolves and QPR are eyeing a transfer for Ethan Ingram, whose future with the Baggies is unsure as he has simply 18 months left on contract on the membership.

The 19-year-old is but to make his league debut for Albion however is very regarded at West Brom, as he’s already an England U20 worldwide.

Ingram has featured twice within the Carabao Cup for the Baggies, making his senior debut towards Arsenal in 2021 earlier than a 45-minute look towards Derby County below Steve Bruce earlier within the season.

Nevertheless, his lack of appearances below incumbent supervisor Carlos Corberan might see him search pastures new, particularly if his spectacular type with the U21s continues to go unrewarded.

In 41 appearances for that age group, Ingram has supplied one objective and 9 assists, that includes as a right-back, centre-back and proper midfielder, which emphasises his capacity and flexibility.

Whereas his lack of game-time below Corberan is comprehensible given the Baggies’ superb form for the reason that Spaniard’s arrival in October, he ought to be given assurances over his enjoying time if West Brom need to keep away from dropping yet one more gifted teen.

In 2020, Ferguson completed a transfer to Crystal Palace on a free switch, which later went to a tribunal. He had pressured his means into the primary workforce at West Brom, making 21 appearances in complete and contributing one objective and one help.

This contract dispute got here just some months after Palace had agreed to an £8m deal for the younger defender, just for a January 2020 transfer to be known as off on account of an harm situation which was flagged within the medical.

Whereas his time at Selhurst Park has been one thing of a nightmare on account of constant injury problems, it was nonetheless seen as a giant blow for West Brom on the time to lose such a promising academy graduate for a minimal switch charge.

Subsequently, until Corberan begins giving Ingram extra enjoying time, or a brand new contract, it could maybe not be a shock to see one other teenage prodigy depart The Hawthorns for chickenfeed within the close to future.