Breaking News: West Brom Boss Tony Mowbray Shares Transfer Window Optimism In Final Week Of Month

Breaking News: West Brom Boss Tony Mowbray Shares Transfer Window Optimism In Final Week Of Month The Baggies are in the window to recruit at least another centre-forward option to provide cover and competition due to injuries and a lack of alternatives. Albion last week confirmed the first signing of the month, midfielder Isaac Price, 21, on a £2.5million deal from Standard Liege in Belgium. Options at the top end of the pitch are slim for new boss Mowbray,

but the returning head coach made a mockery of a struggles for goals this term in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Portsmouth, in which Jed Wallace and Grady Diangana led the line. West Bromwich Albion once again find themselves in the thick of a battle to reach the Championship play-offs. Tony Mowbray’s side are currently sat fifth in the second-tier standings,

but are crucially inside the top six by just two points at present. The Baggies have had a strange season so far. Only Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland have tasted defeat on fewer occasions than West Brom, but they are completely out of the equation to achieve automatic promotion. Heading into the final week of the transfer window, Mowbray and the club’s hierarchy will be assessing their options, ensuring they can make the squad as strong as it possibly can be ahead of the campaign’s crucial final stretch.

West Brom urged to target a striker Despite currently sitting in fifth, the Baggies are 11 points behind fourth-placed side Sunderland. It’s highly likely that the Championship’s top four are already out of sight, meaning there are probably just two play-off spots left to play for. West Brom are currently in pole position to claim one of those spots, but with QPR down in 13th place and just six points behind, Albion could find themselves competing with as many as eight other sides to secure a potential shot at the Premier League.