West Bromwich Albion are facing an early-season crisis over £9 million record signing Brown Ideye, after the Nigeria international’s difficult start at the Hawthorns.
Albion are growing increasingly concerned with Ideye’s struggles since his arrival in July and management staff are understood to be “exasperated” with his lack of impact.
Ideye was signed for a record fee from Dynamo Kiev but has made only two league starts and was not even in the matchday squad for the game at Leicester City on Saturday.
Alan Irvine, the head coach, admitted shortly after the signing was confirmed that he had never seen Ideye play live, trusting the judgement of the club’s scouting and recruitment department. But Albion have been left stunned by how far the forward appears off the pace since his introduction to the Premier League.
Earlier in the season it is understood that one player even asked if Ideye had been promoted from the under-21s to join first-team training for the day.
Jeremy Peace, the chairman, is reluctant to make a loss on the club’s marquee summer signing and is determined to help the player as he adapts to the English game.
Albion are confident of an improvement in his psychological state when Ideye’s family are expected to move to the country later this month.
But there is huge pressure on the club for the signing to come off, after such a fee was paid to bring him in.
After the game at Leicester, Irvine admitted: “I haven’t had a chat with him [about why he wasn’t in the squad]. We pick the team carefully and even if it’s the same team it’s still chosen with a lot of thought and care – that applies to the subs as well.
“The way that we do it is I say to any player, ‘If you want to come in on Monday, come in on Monday’. But when the team’s named and the subs are named accept that, respect the rest of the players and then come back in later if you want to have a chat. I might have a chat with him on Monday if he feels he needs to have a chat but if he doesn’t I won’t be calling him in.”
Albion, however, have dismissed suggestons that they would consider loaning out Ideye in January.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-bromwich-albion/11206625/West-Bromwich-Albion-exasperated-over-lack-of-impact-of-9m-record-signing-Brown-Ideye.html

He will still perform. Guess he is trying to get use to the pace and probably missing his family. a oil striker.

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WBA are on a long thing. Oya Brown Ideye fans answer for him.

West brom don incure loss....ideye nr gud una go buy am...smh

and some guys are still blaming keshi for not inviting ideye, na wa o

Na which villager dey do dis boy dis tin naw?

Lmao....wba don enta 1 chance!!
Ideye beta shine ur eye o, dem no get joy 4 dat epl o. U had beta acclamatise and start firing on all cylinders[weda 8 cylinders or 12 or 16 cylinders(bugatti)]

OkeEsibe:
West brom don incure loss....ideye nr gud una go buy am...smh

You got me laughing so much this early morning.