Baggies close in on Borja capture

West Brom are set to announce the club-record £4.75million capture of Real Mallorca midfielder Borja Valero on a four-year deal on Wednesday.

Borja: Asked to leave Mallorca
Borja: Asked to leave Mallorca

Albion will not announce that a deal has been formally completed for the 23-year-old Spaniard until one or two loose ends have been tied up - but club sources are confident the deal will go ahead.

And his representative Martan Paledes is adamant that a four-year deal has been agreed.

Paledes said: "This has gone through with West Brom and we are very pleased. Borja is really pleased and relishing the chance to play in the Premier League in England."

Valero began his career during the youth ranks at Real Madrid before making his senior debut in a Spanish Cup match against cija Balompi in October 2006.

He also came on as a substitute in a Champions League match.

Borja impressed Albion boss Tony Mowbray in a pre-season friendly 10 days ago at The Hawthorns and his Mallorca team-mates Nunes and Oscar Trejo have also been linked strongly with moves to the Premier League club.

But Baggies sources are adamant that, although Nunes has been watched, no bid has been made for the player.

It has been clear Valero's future was no longer with Mallorca after expressing a desire to leave.

Post to the Mailbox!

Be the first to post a comment on this story


Character Count : 0/1900





Team News:

RedEngineer (Manchester United) : "...FulhamMan, is 5-3 good enough for you? It should have been more, but I would have settled for a 1-0 win in a cup match. And where's that foolish Liverpool fan who not too long ago asked who was worse between Anderson and..."   view full comment

Paper Talk: Agger will do for Milan

Daniel Agger is a target for AC Milan as his contract talks with Liverpool stall, while West Ham's Lee Bowyer is being eyed by Birmingham.

More from today's press

Glorious Hearts ready to make mark

TEAMtalk's Gareth Friel looks at the resurgence of Hearts in the SPL and wonders whether they are about to embark on another glorious era.

Read today's Column

stehowielfc1 (Liverpool) : "...big news today contract talks with agger have broken down. ac milan are front runners for his signature 10 million will seal it but liverpool will demand a swap deal involving johan gourcuff who is currently on loan at bordeaux. ..."   view full rumour

   
Related Team Pages

Don't miss these

LATEST PHOTOS THE INSIDER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Watford 1 Tottenham 2: Darren Bent's 76th minute winner has a touch of fortune as Scott Loach in the Watford goal appears to misjudge the shot.
The Insider UEFA Champions League
Go to the Gallery TEAMtalk Insider: TEAMtalk Top 10 Watch Live Online
 More Stories