Early in July, it was a surprise to the World when West
Bromwich Albion smashed the transfer record on Brown Ideye.
Despite the fact that he did not make the World Cup Squad,
New West Bromwich Albion Coach, Alan Irvine splashed the cash.
The Super Eagles star moved to The Hawthorns in a deal
that is believed to be more than £10million.
The 25-year-old put pen to paper on a three-year
contract, plus a further year’s option in the club’s favour, after agreeing
personal terms and passing a Hawthorns medical.
Ideye was handed the No.9 shirt and became the Baggies’
fifth summer signing.
And Baggies boss Alan Irvine has high hopes for the
record signing despite admitting he has never seen the Nigerian striker play.
Irvine - heading into his first Premier League season as
a coach following his appointment in June - is hopeful the 25-year-old can
reach the lofty heights of countryman Peter Odemwingie, who netted 30 goals
prior to his move to Cardiff City in 2013.
And that is without seeing Ideye play live, with Irvine
relying on the club's scouting system.
"It would be fantastic if he could have the same
impact as Odemwingie did," the 56-year-old said.
"I don't know much about Brown Ideye – I've not seen
him live, but people we trust have done.”
"It's not necessarily something that is detrimental
to me not to have seen him live, though ideally I would like to because that's
how I like to do my work.”
"But we've done our research on him and what we have
done is found decent players in the past in this way."
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