West Brom: O’Brien can be a Molumby upgrade

West Bromwich Albion are reportedly concerned about signing Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O’Brien this month and the 24-year-old may very well be a giant improve on Jayson Molumby in Carlos Corberan’s aspect.

In line with The Solar journalist Alan Nixon, the Baggies are eager on signing the English midfielder this month, as he continues to battle for recreation time with Steve Cooper’s aspect within the high flight, with simply six league starts beneath his belt following his summer season change from Huddersfield City.

Throughout his time with the Terriers, O’Brien would go on to make 131 appearances for the Championship aspect, contributing eight objectives and 10 assists.

He would set up himself because the captain on the John Smith’s Stadium beneath Corberan and performed an important function of their sudden run to the playoff last final season, registering three objectives and three assists in 46 appearances, averaging a powerful 7.09 score from WhoScored for his performances.

It’s straightforward to see why the Baggies have been linked with bringing O’Brien again to the Championship, as Corberan waxed lyrical in regards to the younger midfielder final season.

He said:

“O’Brien is one participant who won’t ever restrict himself as a result of he’s motivated to compete in each single house, in each single second, in each single minute of the season.

“He does all of it with a degree of humility meaning he’s going to be an distinctive participant and he’s by no means going to cease rising.”

O’Brien’s final league begin for Forest came in November and it appears clear that he’s not a vital a part of Cooper’s plans on the Metropolis Floor, so maybe Corberan might seal a reunion earlier than the switch deadline subsequent week.

If he had been to reach on the Hawthorns, he may very well be a giant improve on Molumby, who has struggled for constant type regardless of being a daily beneath Corberan within the current upturn in type.

The previous Brighton man has averaged a disappointing 6.44 score from WhoScored for his performances this season, with only one purpose and two assists to his identify.

If we examine his stats to O’Brien’s from final season, the Irishman is outperformed by way of tackles (1.2 vs 2.1), key passes (0.4 vs one) and dribbles (0.2 vs 2.1) per recreation, which means that the Forest man may very well be a much better choice beneath his former supervisor with the Baggies.

Subsequently, West Brom ought to undoubtedly attempt to do a deal for O’Brien earlier than the window shuts, as he might play a giant function in serving to them obtain their promotion aspirations within the second half of the marketing campaign.