After Josh Maja’s injury setback, West Brom is ‘Highly Unlikely’ to recruit a free agent striker.
After Josh Maja sustained an ankle injury that will keep him out for two months, West Brom is “highly unlikely” to search the free agency market for a new striker, according to BirminghamLive.
According to a news report published on their official website on September 19, the club’s current financial predicament makes a move for a free agent unlikely.
Maja won’t return to action until after the international break in November, and Daryl Dike won’t be able to play again until he recovers from an Achilles rupture in 2024, leaving Brandon Thomas-Asante as the only other natural striker option in the lineup.
“Of course, it’s a blow to Carlos Corberan who has already been in charge of Albion without being able to call on Daryl Dike, who won’t be back until at least December,” they wrote. “He has also approved loan moves for young pair Jovan Malcolm and Mo Faal over the course of the summer transfer window in order to increase their first-team minutes elsewhere.”
When considering Albion’s financial predicament, a transfer for a free agent is also regarded as being quite doubtful.
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It comes as absolutely no surprise that the team lacks the funds to replace Maja with a free agent; otherwise, we would have done so as soon as Corberan made it plain he needed a third striker option.
The manager made it plain in his news conference that they would have to search for options from inside the group because we now only have one striker for at least the upcoming 10 Championship games.
Grady Diangana, Jed Wallace, John Swift, and Jeremy Sarmiento were all mentioned as potential new attackers; Matt Phillips, who is now the first-choice left-winger, is likely to be considered as the role’s primary backup.
The season hasn’t gotten off to the best or worse start, but a lack of goals is clearly a problem. If things continue to go wrong, this problem will only get worse in the upcoming weeks due to a lack of options.
Hopefully Corberan can maintain the defense’s strength and avoid using the transfer market since, as usual, the funds are just not available.
