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Brown Ideye’s consistent run in the West Bromwich Albion first-team seems set to continue after manager, Tony Pulis declared that he is not on the lookout for “free agents” as cover for his Nigerian striker and partner, Saido Berahino.
Ideye was almost sold by WBA in January but failure to bring in West Ham United striker, Carlton Cole meant the former Dynamo Kiev man got another chance.
The 26-year-old Nigerian has taken his chance and netted four goals in his last three matches for the Albion as well as forging a blistering partnership with Berahino.
Pulis says he would have loved to bring in cover for Ideye and Berahino, with the club’s other striker, Victor Anichebe currently sidelined with a groin injury.
But after scanning a list of available strikers, Pulis admits that bringing in an out-of-contract player could be more trouble than it is worth.
“We’ve done that (considered signing a free agent). We’ve looked through all that stuff. It’s no good bringing people in who are not going to improve it,” Pulis told the Birmingham Mail.
The manager added that it would make no sense bringing in strikers who would not improve the squad adding that he would be keeping his fingers crossed for Ideye and Berahino.
“If you’re bringing people in just to prop it up, you’re wasting money and you’re also dragging the squad down.
“So it’s very difficult for me to go and find someone now who’s going to do something better than what we’ve got with the players that we’ve got.
“We’ve got to make sure that we manage them right and we stay lucky.
“I’ve had a look at the information that the club have brought forward about the people that are free agents and it’s very difficult out there.
“In an ideal world, if I could have brought someone else in who I thought could do the job it would be brilliant because it does give you that cover that we haven’t got. But it can go the other way as well,” he says.
The current development means Ideye is likely to continue having a decent run in the WBA side.
He is in great form currently and has scored six goals in all competitions for the club this season.
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