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Report: Giles Barnes training with West Brom ahead of possible Baggies return

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The former West Bromwich Albion midfielder is currently without a club.

Giles Barnes #7 of Colorado Rapids dribbles against the Houston Dynamo at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on July 14, 2018 in Commerce City, Colorado.

Giles Barnes is back training with West Bromwich Albion ahead of a possible return to the Hawthorns, according to the Sun.

Barnes spent 18 months with the Baggies earlier in his career, before spells at Doncaster Rovers and various clubs in North America.

The 30-year-old attacking midfielder was released by Colorado Rapids at the end of last year but the newspaper claims he is eyeing a move back to his native England.

West Brom could lose Barnes’ namesake, Harvey, to parent club Leicester City this month and have been priced out of a move for Blackburn Rovers’ Bradley Dack as the latter’s replacement, according to the Sun.

Harvey Barnes of West Bromwich Albion celebrates scoring at The Hawthorns on December 03, 2018 in West Bromwich, England.

That responsibility could yet fall to the older Barnes, who the newspaper claims will be looked at by Baggies boss Darren Moore this week.

The Jamaica international began his career at Derby County and has played 103 times at Championship level, scoring or assisting 20 goals.

Giles Barnes and Roman Bednar of West Bromwich Albion spray their team mates in the dressing room with champagne

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