West Brom must secure Dwight Gayle transfer

West Bromwich Albion introduced their third new signing of the summer transfer window on Monday as they confirmed their three-year deal for Okay Yokuslu.

Having spent the second half of the 2020/21 Premier League season on loan with the Baggies, the Midlands membership snapped up the midfielder as soon as once more, this time on a everlasting foundation.

Allowing for how spectacular the Turkey worldwide was throughout his earlier stint with the membership – racking up extra interceptions (42) than every other Baggies participant within the squad on the time, together with successful 33 tackles in simply 16 league appearances – it’s protected to say that bringing him again to the membership as a free agent is a superb little bit of enterprise.

Looking forward to the remaining weeks of the switch window, one other participant who has been linked with a transfer to West Brom and who might be seen in an analogous mild to Yokuslu as somebody who has additionally hung out on mortgage with the Baggies beforehand is Dwight Gayle.

4 years in the past, the Midlands membership signed the attacker on a loan deal from his present membership Newcastle United.

Throughout his time at The Hawthorns, Gayle racked up 24 targets and eight assists in 41 appearances. He additionally acquired heavy reward from Kyle Bartley, who hailed the Toon attacker as an “immense” participant.

With 286 senior membership appearances to his identify, the centre-forward has scored 103 targets and equipped 30 assists alongside the way in which, highlighting his clear attacking credentials.

This reveals simply how a lot of an asset he might be for Bruce’s aspect when it comes to being a daily goalscoring menace within the staff.

Would you be glad to see Dwight Gayle return to West Brom?

Considering how West Brom ended their earlier Championship marketing campaign with the bottom proportion for pictures on the right track (29.1%) within the division, having an skilled and scientific determine like Gayle within the staff might be simply what they should get them nearer to promotion.

Additionally, with the 32-year-old solely making eight Premier League appearances final season totalling half an hour, a possible transfer again to The Hawthorns, the place he’d doubtless have the ability to get extra minutes beneath his belt, might be a tempting proposition for him.

If Newcastle can be keen to let Gayle depart this summer season, Bruce and West Brom ought to do all that they’ll to get him to observe within the footsteps of Yokuslu and make a return to The Hawthorns.

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