The Sun on Sunday journalist reported via Patreon on 27 August that in a bid to raise funds, Albion are willing to cash in on the 25-year-old, who hasn’t yet featured this season due to injury.
Nixon claims that Premier League side Burnley and Championship rivals Leeds United are keeping tabs on developments.
How much did Grady Diangana cost?
Too much.
After impressing on a season-long loan at The Hawthorns, Luke Dowling splashed the cash to buy Diangana permanently from West Ham in September 2020.
According to the Express & Star, Albion agreed to pay a £12 million upfront fee for the former England Under-21 international. The overall sum might have climbed to £18 million due to add-ons, becoming the winger West Brom’s all-time record signing.
However, because he has regularly struggled with injuries during his permanent stay at The Hawthorns, while West Brom have generally languished in the Championship, those add-ons are unlikely to have been satisfied.
Getting rid of Diangana does, however, make sense now.
In 31 Championship games last season, the ex-West Ham winger scored four goals and provided three assists. The majority of those direct goal contributions came in the first six games of the season as well.
It would be preferable for him to join Burnley rather than Leeds owing to the possibility of him returning to haunt us in a Leeds shirt, but removing him from the pay bill and obtaining a transfer fee is undoubtedly a priority given the Baggies’ dire financial situation.
