West Brom: Who Is Reyes Cleary?

It’s unclear in the meanwhile how a lot Carlos Corberan will likely be backed by West Bromwich Albion in the summertime after the Baggies narrowly missed out on a playoff spot within the Championship this season.

The Spaniard took over from Steve Bruce with the Midlands aspect remarkably occupying a relegation spot and took them on an excellent run of type which carried them into the highest six, however finally they fell brief.

Subsequently, a robust summer time may make West Brom one of many favourites for promotion subsequent season however with the monetary state of affairs underneath Guochuan Lai looking grim, it appears unlikely that the Baggies will likely be making many big-money signings.

Corberan could also be pressured to look in the direction of the academy in his seek for new first-team gamers and will discover a Championship-ready expertise in Reyes Cleary.

The 19-year-old has loved an excellent marketing campaign in Premier League 2 and with the Baggies’ strikers persevering with to misfire, with no participant scoring more than seven times within the league, maybe he might be given an opportunity subsequent season.

Who’s Reyes Cleary?

A product of West Brom’s youth academy, the 19-year-old Cleary has been an everyday with the U18s and U21s in current seasons, notching 29 objectives and 4 assists in simply 32 appearances for the U18s.

After smashing in 18 objectives in simply 14 U18 Premier League appearances in 2021/22, it was solely pure that he could be moved up an age group, one thing which he definitely hasn’t struggled with, as he boasts 16 strikes in simply 12 Premier League 2 outings, which represents a surprising document of 1.33 goals-per-game.

Cleary was rewarded together with his first senior appearances in 2022/23 however mustered simply 55 minutes of Championship motion, which appears stunning when you think about the struggles of Karlan Grant and Brandon Thomas-Asante, coupled with the harm struggles of Daryl Dike.

The USA worldwide is anticipated to overlook round 9 months with an achilles tendon injury picked up final month, which may open the door for Cleary to grow to be an everyday subsequent season.

Steve Bruce was stuffed with reward for the teenage striker earlier within the marketing campaign, with quotes which will properly remind Baggies followers of their former mortgage star, Romelu Lukaku.

The previous boss said: “He is only a pure finisher, which definitely helps, so when he comes up he catches your eye as a result of he smashes it within the purpose, which is sweet to see.”

Lukaku hit 17 goals in 35 Premier League games for West Brom within the 2012/13 Premier League marketing campaign and few have come near matching that tally within the years since, with solely Dwight Gayle and Grant eclipsing that whole within the Championship.

Within the mould of the Belgian, Cleary is a bodily striker with a watch for purpose and if he’s given common first-team alternatives by Corberan subsequent season, there appears no cause why he could not emulate their former loanee’s performances on the Hawthorns given his distinctive goalscoring document within the academy.