West Brom: The Baggies seal the deal for new defender in loan deal
Having recently tied down Ahmed Hegazi, the Egyptian sensation to a permanent deal – they’ve now added his national teammate to the ranks, on a loan deal.
Ali Gabr, is the new defender set to take the Premier League stage, after Sky Sports revealed a deal was struck between Egyptian side, Zamalek and West Brom.
Already having leaked less goals since Pardew joined – West Brom has taken to the market to add more resistance to the backline, in search of keeping the goals to a minimal.
Ali Gabr to #wba should be done by the end of the week. Season-long loan with a view to permanent move.
— Gregg Evans (@greggevans40) January 22, 2018
It’s a bit of a shock to see another defender come in – knowing the Baggies have only scored a measly 19 goals for the season. However, taking last weekends encounter against Everton into consideration. If the club had a better defence on the day, they’d walk out of Goodison Park with all the points.
A one goal lead was thrown away after leading the game for majority of the 90 minutes. They were nearly over the finish line, yet, a lapse in concentration – saw them lose two of the three they were holding on to.
West Brom have reached an agreement with Egyptian side Zamalek to sign defender Ali Gabr. The deal is an initial loan, with an option to buy for £1.5m. (Source: SkySports) pic.twitter.com/9D16QFKd0b
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) January 24, 2018
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How well this transfer works for West Brom:
Considering how well Ahmed Hegazi has done in his maiden season at the Hawthorn – you’d already be excited for the inclusion of Ali Gabr.
Having a national team’s centre backing pair, take the field together in your team – you bound for good fortune and a better defensive record. Hopefully, this will put an end to the rising tally of 31 goals conceded.
West Brom’s league position on Premier League table:
POS | TEAMS | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P |
| 16 | Brighton | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 23 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 50 | -25 | 23 |
| 18 | Southampton | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Brom | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 20 |
| 20 | Swansea City | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 20 |
In the same breath – if Ali Gabr and Ahmed Hegazi, hit the ground running – West Brom have sorted out one end of the pitch for now, and the near future. If he succeeded as prompted here – he could be a permanent fixture in the Baggies dressing room, with a permanent deal an option.
If it fails in all ways – he can easily be sent back to Egypt with no foul play.