It was all go at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.
In the blink of an eye, The Hawthorns was suddenly home to two new players ready and waiting to make their make under Carlos Corberan.
First came Gianluca Frabotta.
The 25-year-old left-back joins looking put down his roots and settle for the long-haul, having embarked on five loan spells over the last four seasons. Frabotta, who featured 18 times for Italian giants Juventus, arrives as a replacement for Ipswich Town newbie Conor Townsend.
Then, it was Lewis Dobbin’s turn to announce himself as a West Brom player.
After losing so many talented youngsters to Aston Villa down the years, one finally moves in the other direction. Albeit only on loan.
Only half-a-year after thrashing in a stunner against Chelsea in the Premier League, the former Everton whizzkid is now preparing his first ever season of regular first-team football.
Now, with a left-sided full-back and a striker through the door at the Hawthorns, West Brom are expected to step up their pursuit of a midfielder ahead of Saturday’s Championship opener away to Queens Park Rangers.
West Brom want former Everton kid Isaac Price
According to Belgian reporter Sacha Tavolieri on X, West Brom saw a second bid turned down by Standard Liege for another one-time Everton prospect – Isaac Price – at the start of this month.
Talks are expected to continue, however, about a deal that could set the Midlands outfit back around £1.7 million.
