After Preston rejected, West Brom resumed negotiations to sign the £750k-rated Championship mainstay.
Preston North End player West Bromwich Albion is getting ready to make another attempt to sign.
According to reports, the Baggies will make a £500,000 offer to Preston for Will Keane, an experienced striker, following the rejection of an earlier bid.
According to Football Insider, Carlos Corberan wants to add more depth at center forward, hence Albion has opted to renew negotiations to sign the Manchester United youth product.
Although West Brom’s spending options are severely restricted in the final days of the transfer window, they still have some money available. The funds were increased by the £2.25 million sale of Brandon Thomas-Asante to Coventry City earlier this month as well as the additional £2 million raised by the departures of Okay Yokuslu and Conor Townsend.
With just 10 months remaining on his Preston contract, 31-year-old Keane has emerged as a possible low-cost signing. The former Ipswich Town attacker, who joined from Wigan Athletic for an unknown amount, scored 13 goals and provided three assists in 38 Championship appearances last season.
Over his three-year tenure at the DW Stadium, Keane, a five-time Republic of Ireland international, was a prolific player for the Latics. After earning promotion, the target man scored 12 goals in 43 Championship games after scoring 36 goals in 76 League One games for Wigan.
Josh Maja, a recent hat-trick hero, and Devante Cole are already signed with West Brom by Corberan, and Daryl Dike, who is currently sidelined, may eventually be a possibility. Tom Fellows and Karlan Grant may perhaps play infield if necessary, but Corberan would much rather have another reliable number nine.
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