West Bromwich Albion reportedly want to add QPR star Bright Osayi-Samuel to Slaven Bilic’s squad if they are promoted to the Premier League.
Queens Park Rangers are facing a battle to hold onto £8 million-rated winger Bright Osayi-Samuel this summer, according to London Football News, with a number of clubs joining West Bromwich Albion in the race.
It’s a credit to a jet-heeled wideman that Ebere Eze is no longer the only Loftus Road forward attracting interest from outside of the English capital.
Former Blackpool star Osayi-Samuel has been one of the Championship’s surprise stars in 2019/20, bamboozling full-backs with his explosive pace on a weekly basis while producing six goals and eight assists for a QPR side who can be considered dark horses for a play-off place.
The 22-year-old was linked with an £8 million move to West Brom, via The Sun (8 March, page 54), but The Baggies will face competition from a host of as-yet unnamed clubs.
New reports today suggest that Osayi-Samuel has been the subject of plenty of enquiries with Mark Warburton facing a daunting transfer window as his ‘outstanding’ talent faces a potential exit.
“He’s got that sheer pace which terrifies defenders and when he uses it wisely he looks a real handful,” QPR coach Warburton told the Kilburn Times earlier this year.
An old-school winger who scored one of the goals of the season with a stunning solo effort against Birmingham City that even a mid-90s Ryan Giggs would have been proud of, Osayi-Samuel won’t come cheap but he could be worth every penny for a West Brom side who need to find a replacement for the on-loan Grady Diangana.
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