West Bromwich Albion are clearly worried about the potential of Brandon Thomas-Asante moving on to Southampton becoming a reality, with a whole host of transfer targets in attack making up their summer shopping list.
Tyrese Campbell’s name keeps being talked about as a new striker option that the Baggies could pursue, with the West Midlands outfit able to snap up the injury-prone former Stoke City man for £0, but a new name has now emerged from the rumour mill
This potential target could even be seen as an upgrade on the ex-Potters forward, having been an ice-cold goal machine across his career.
West Brom in transfer battle for Leicester City attacker
As per football journalist Alan Nixon, via his Patreon, West Brom are just one Championship suitor keeping an eye on Thomas Cannon’s future at Leicester City currently, with it looking likely that the Foxes will allow for the 21-year-old to leave the building on loan.
Both Sheffield United and Campbell’s former employers in Stoke are also noted as being keen admirers of the ex-Everton youngster though, with a tussle potentially forming between this trio of suitors for his short-term services as the transfer window nears to its end next month.
With reports that Thomas-Asante has caught the eye of the newly promoted Saints, alongside the likes of Hull City, it’s no great shock to see the Baggies are weighing up their options as to who they can bring in at the striker spot, considering Cannon has shown his blistering best in the second tier before, away from his Leicester move
WHAT CANNON CAN OFFER WEST BROM
Cannon is best remembered for his exploits when he was on the books at Preston North End on loan, firing in eight goals from just 21 Lilywhites appearances during the 2022/23 season, before returning back to the Toffees.
The deadly £8k-per-week attacker, who would regularly cause havoc at youth level for the Merseysiders as well, would end up moving to his current employers Leicester just last year for £7.5m, but wasn’t a key first-teamer week in and week out for Enzo Maresca’s men as they won the Championship title.
