West Brom fans react on Twitter as Salomon Rondon leaves The Hawthorns

The Baggies confirmed that the Venezuelan striker has left The Hawthorns to link up with Rafael Benitez at Dalian Yifang.

West Bromwich Albion's Venezuelan striker Salomon Rondon (R) tries to make room for a cross as Newcastle United's US defender DeAndre Yedlin (L) defends during the English Premier League...

A number of West Bromwich Albion fans have taken to Twitter to give their thoughts on Salomon Rondon leaving The Hawthorns to join Chinese club Dalian Yifang (official WBA site).

Rondon spent last season on loan at Newcastle United, where he played under Rafael Benitez, who left St James’ Park in the summer to join the Liaoning-based side.

The Venezuelan thrived under the tutelage of the Spaniard, scoring 11 goals during his loan spell as the Magpies secured Premier League safety for a second successive season.

According to Sky Sports News, Rondon had a £16.5million release clause in his West Brom contract and passed a medical with Dalian Yifang on Thursday, the move being confirmed on Friday.

As per the official West Brom website, arrived at The Hawthorns in the summer of 2015 and made 120 appearances for the Baggies, scoring 28 goals.

Here is what some of the Baggies faithful said on social media regarding the 29-year-old’s switch from Albion to the Chinese Super League club:

I’ll never forget all those sitters you missed the season we got relegated Sol. Thanks for the jogging about and that, it was great.
— Baggies Burger (@BaggiesBurger) July 19, 2019

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Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened x
— Guy Owen (@MrGuyOwen) July 19, 2019

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We have more money now, cheers Sol
— Callum (@CallumWBA_) July 19, 2019

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Never really got to see what he was properly capable of being 40 yards away from the next player under Pulis.
— Simmo (@JackSimms1991) July 19, 2019

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Some Albion fans are just plain embarrassing… he played up top in a team managed by Pulis , is it any wonder he didn’t score as many goals as we would have liked , his season last year @NUFC proved what might have been for us , good luck in China and thank you …
— Gareth McDonald (@maccawba) July 19, 2019

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Good luck Salo, go smash it over there, never caused us a minutes trouble & gave your everything, love you
— Sarah (@sarah_WBAx) July 19, 2019

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One of the worst and over rated strikers I’ve ever seen.!
— Dale Smyth (@dshypnotist) July 19, 2019

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Obviously money is more important than legacy and being remembered as a great striker in the best league in the world. Enjoy the “super league”.
— Daniel Belcher (@danielbelcher) July 19, 2019

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This photo just shows how his fitness levels dropped plodding a lonely farrow up front under the dinosaur. He has lost so much weight in the last 12 months under a proper manager. Goo on Sol!
— Kieron Gibson (@BaggieGibbo) July 19, 2019

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Good. Once he’d left for Newcastle, he’d clocked out and had no intention of coming back. And money means more than the allure of premier league, obviously.
— Adam Stevens (@AdamLibertyLies) July 19, 2019

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Cheers Sal, one of the first to run out of the sinking ship but can’t fault the effort when playing.
— John Russell (@Baggiejohn1) July 19, 2019

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Never reached full potential, didn’t do a lot to help prevent relegation, left us when we dropped, doesn’t want to help us go up. No real loss.

Now let’s use that cash to buy us some goals!
— Bomber’s Boots ⚫⚪ (@BombersBoots) July 19, 2019

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According to Sky Sports News, West Brom have acted quickly to sign a new striker following Rondon’s departure, with Kenneth Zohore reportedly expected to sign from Cardiff for £8million after passing a medical at The Hawthorns.

Cardiff striker Kenneth Zohore (c) gets in a shot during the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest at Cardiff City Stadium on April 17, 2017 in Cardiff,...

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West Brom fans react on Twitter as Salomon Rondon leaves The Hawthorns