West Bromwich Albion will offer Scott Sinclair a way out
of Manchester City, the Daily Telegraph has reported, with Head Coach Steve
Clarke keen to seal the signing before the Baggies’ first Premier League
fixture of the new season.
The Albion play Southampton on Saturday and Clarke is
hopeful of wrapping up the deal to sign Sinclair before then, with a fee of £4m
mooted following a season-long loan at the Hawthorns. City have however
rejected West Brom’s initial approach, with West Brom reluctant to pay the £2m
loan fee demanded by Manuel Pellegrini’s club.
Pellegrini will let Sinclair leave, the newspaper adds,
but would prefer an immediate permanent move and wants a fee closer to £6m. And
West Brom are not the only Premier League side chasing the former Swansea City
forward, with Everton, Newcastle, Stoke, West Ham and Southampton said to be
monitoring the situation.
Sinclair left Swansea for City last summer but struggled
to make an impact at the Etihad Stadium, making only 15 appearances - 12 of
which came as a substitute.
Clarke confirmed he hoped to have either the signing of
Sinclair or Udinese forward Matej Vydra completed by the weekend, and did not
rule out the possibility of snapping up both within the week. “It would be nice
to think we can get one in before Saturday,” Clarke said.
“If we can get two in, it would be great. If I can get
three, I would be delighted,” he added. “I know we have until September 2. At
the moment I must confess I’m a bit anxious, but I’m not panicking yet. By and
large the targets we’ve identified we haven’t been able to persuade to come so
far. Some of them have maybe been too expensive.”
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