West Brom should have kept Chris Wood

West Bromwich Albion can be determined to return to the Premier League, and the appointment of Steve Bruce reveals a protected if unspectacular plan to get there.

Now following a busy and vital transfer window, with the likes of Tom Rogic, John Swift and Okay Yokuslu signing on everlasting offers, it’s clear that regardless of solely spending a sum of £1.21m they’re keen so as to add to their squad.

One addition that was obligatory nonetheless was Brandon Thomas-Asante, introduced in from League Two Salford Metropolis so as to add one other hanging choice following the injury to Daryl Dike.

Would you’re taking Chris Wooden again now?

This last-minute deal nonetheless leaves the membership questioning whether or not they would have been higher holding onto the likes of Chris Wooden, who has established himself as a advantageous Premier League striker in current seasons for Burnley and now Newcastle United.

Bruce will surely get pleasure from having his large bodily presence for his facet, a “powerful” 6 foot 3 titan – as described by Toon boss Eddie Howe – to battle with the forwards already on the membership.

Bought for a reported price in extra of £1.25m again in 2012, the 30-year-old went on to attain 78 Championship targets and a formidable 52 Premier League targets.

His goalscoring exploits throughout his profession have seen his worth rise as excessive as £16.2m while on the Clarets, and regardless of shifting to Tyneside in a £25m transfer extra just lately, his Transfermarkt valuation has now rested at £9m.

This marks an enormous enhance in worth from what they first offloaded him for, and given their lack of efficiency in entrance of aim now, they might use a person of his abilities.

The Baggies have scored 12 of their opening eight league matches, nonetheless, five of them got here in a single sport towards Hull Metropolis.

Karlan Grant is shouldering nearly all of the offensive burden, having scored four occasions already. That’s two greater than the nearest scorer of his teammates.

For comparability, one other playoff-pushing facet in Burnley have already got two gamers on four targets.

In determined want of added firepower now, West Brom will really feel much more aggrieved to have misplaced Wooden for therefore low-cost all these years in the past. They may actually do together with his abilities now, having witnessed first-hand the succesful striker he has grown into.