da stake casino： According to The Athletic, West Bromwich Albion’s former striker Jay Rodriguez could be on the move this month, just a few months after departing the Hawthorns.
What’s the word?
da pixbet： It is reported that the 30-year-old is under ‘serious consideration’ for Midlands rivals Aston Villa as manager Dean Smith looks to bolster his attacking department following the injury to club-record signing Wesley.
The Baggies hierarchy sold Rodriguez for a total of £10m, paid in two instalments, in the summer to Sean Dyche’s Burnley which left many fans fuming but this latest update could suggest they were wrong to jump the gun.
Rodriguez was signed by Tony Pulis back in 2017 and played a huge part in the club’s playoff run last season after bagging 22 goals in 47 league games as Albion faltered at the penultimate hurdle.
For the Clarets this term, the forward has netted just three goals in 21 Premier League appearances.
West Brom the winners
West Brom have coped in his absence this season under Slaven Bilic as they appear to be one of the two front-runners for the Championship title after they opened up a nine-point gap at the top alongside Leeds United.
The likes of Matheus Pereira, Grady Diangana, Charlie Austin and Matty Phillips have stepped up to the plate, scoring precisely 50% of their league goals between them this season, per WhoScored.
Rodriguez has struggled for game time at Turf Moor this season, starting just five of those 21 matches, averaging only 36 minutes per appearance.
That £10m deal is now looking like a masterstroke from Luke Dowling and co, as Albion are evidently doing just fine without him and the fee they received undoubtedly contributed to the signings of some of the names mentioned above.
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Therefore, it isn’t unreasonable to suggest that the Baggies were the real winners from the deal, even if it is a tad in hindsight.
In addition, if Villa’s current plight continues to get worse, Rodriguez could see himself leapfrogged by his former club – should he make the move to their local rivals this month.
Meanwhile, Slaven Bilic could be plotting a cunning loan raid from the grasp of this weekend’s opponents this month…