According to AS, Celta Vigo expect Okay Yokuslu to depart on a permanent basis this summer following his loan spell with West Brom.
The Spanish side believe that the Turkey international’s displays for the Baggies, and at EURO 2021, will be enough to see him leave permanently.
Celta Vigo paid €6 million (£5.2 million) for the 26-year-old in 2018, and they hope he performs well enough for them to make some money back.
AS add that no option to buy was included in the deal which saw Yokuslu arrive at the Hawthorns on loan.
Seeing as Celta Vigo clearly want to offload him, Sam Allardyce will be hoping that his side can avoid relegation, as it would leave them in a good position to sign the midfielder permanently.
Yokuslu is clearly liked at the Hawthorns.
Upon his arrival, Sporting and Technical Director Luke Dowling called him ‘proven’ and also a ‘battling midfielder’ as he sung his praises.
West Brom’s official website quote him as saying: ‘In Okay, we have a proven international midfielder. Okay is a battling midfielder who wears his heart on his sleeve.’
That isn’t to say that Yokuslu wouldn’t still join West Brom if they ended up back in the Championship.
However, in our view, the Baggies’ chances of signing him would increase should they remain a Premier League outfit, as they will be a more attractive proposition.
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