West Brom eye up ex-Leicester striker Ahmed Musa following his release from Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr – with the Nigerian believing he has unfinished business in the Premier League after flopping at the Foxes
- Sam Allardyce wants to bring in a goalscorer and is considering Ahmed Musa
- The 28-year-old has been a free agent since November after a spell at Al-Nassr
- Musa scored just five goals in 33 games for Leicester between 2016 and 2018
- The Baggies are also interested in Christian Benteke and Hamza Choudhury
West Brom will take a look at former Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa this week with a view to signing him on a short-term contract.
The 28-year-old is a free agent after leaving Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr and has been attracting interest from Wolves, Fulham and his former club CSKA Moscow,.
However, the Nigeria captain believes he has ‘unfinished business’ in the Premier League and Sam Allardyce is prepared to give him the opportunity to prove himself.
Ahmed Musa scored just five times in 33 appearances for Leicester between 2016 and 2018
Sam Allardyce is looking for attacking reinforcements with West Brom sitting 19th in the table
Musa joined Leicester from CSKA for a club record £16.6million in 2016. Yet, despite an impressive start where he scored a spectacular brace in a pre-season game against Barcelona, he drifted out of form. He still managed to star for his country though in the 2018 World Cup and was sold to Al Nassr for £14.5m.
There he won the Saudi Premier League and Saudi Super Cup but left by mutual consent in November.
Allardyce wants to bolster his attacking options and believes Musa’s pace and power can add another dimension to his struggling side as they look to avoid relegation.
West Brom have requested a UK visa for Musa and he is expected to come in this Wednesday for medical tests. Should all go well, he will sign until the end of the season.
Christian Benteke is also on West Brom’s radar having flattered to deceive in the last few years
Hamza Choudhury is struggling to start at Leicester and is being considered by the Baggies
Musa will not be Allardyce’s only forward signing as the club continue to explore targets across Europe.
Crystal Palace’s Christian Benteke and Mbaye Diagne of Galatasaray are some of the names being discussed but West Brom face a hard sell languishing second from bottom of the Premier League.
They also want to add two midfielders, with Leicester’s Hamza Choudhury and Okay Yokuslu of Celta Vigo among their targets.