WBA sign Brown Ideye (@officialideye) for record fee

West Brom have signed Nigeria international
striker Brown Ideye for a club-record fee
from Dynamo Kiev.
The 25-year-old has signed a three-year
contract, with an option for a further 12
months, after agreeing personal terms and
passing a medical.
Ideye has been handed the No.9 shirt and
moves to The Hawthorns for an undisclosed
fee, widely reported to be £9m.
“Done deal, officially a West Bromwich
Albion player, thank you god,” Ideye
tweeted. “Dream come true ... EPL. Would
like to thank my family and my agents."
The former Sochaux and Neuchatel Xamax
forward has netted 33 goals in 74 matches
for Dyanmo Kiev and scored five times in 23
appearances for his country, but was
overlooked for this summer’s World Cup in
Brazil.
“Brown is a quality striker and I’m looking
forward to working with him,” manager Alan
Irvine told Albion’s website.
“He’s a strong, quick, powerful player who
likes to get in behind defences and has
plenty of Champions League and
international experience.”
Technical director Terry Burton added: “It is
a fantastic signing because of the quality
and the potential of the player.
“I can see that he really wants to be here
and that he really wants to be playing in the
Premier League.
“He’s a dynamic player who likes to get in
behind defenders and he has the pace to do
so.
“He gets himself into good scoring positions
in the box and if there are opportunities the
he will get on the end of them.
“We’re looking forward to seeing him play
for the club and scoring goals.”
The player’s representatives, Hootan
Ahmadi and Ali Barat, confirmed the player
rejected several other offers to make the
move to West Brom.
They said: "A number of clubs expressed an
interest in Ideye, but West Brom worked
hard to get him. It is a club record deal
and it shows how highly West Brom value
him.
"Ideye has always wanted to play in the
Premier League and he is really looking
forward to the start of the season. He has
scored goals where ever he has been I'm
sure he will do the same and show his
quality at West Brom.”
Albion previously broke their transfer fee
record when they splashed out £6m on
Stephane Sessegnon last September.