West Brom will need to lower their wage bill regardless of who owns the club, according to the Birmingham Mail.
The newspaper reported via their website on Saturday (2 December) that even if a new “cash rich ownership” arrives at The Hawthorns, the spending on player wages will need to be reduced.
It is understood that Albion are currently dishing out over 70 per cent of their revenue on transfer fees and player wagers with the EFL set to bring in new spending rules that limit them to below that mark in the future.
It remains to be seen what the future holds for West Brom in both the short term and the long term.
In an ideal world, there’ll be new owners arriving at The Hawthorns today to seize control from the Chinese and pump money back into the club to see out this promotion bid.
Carlos Corberan’s done an amazing job to get us in the position we’re currently in but it’s really hard to see the Baggies coming out on top in the play-offs if they get there because at least one of Leeds or Southampton – it seems – will be there too.
The January transfer window promises to be a hot one because every player is effectively up for sale.
New incoming are likely to be limited to the odd freebie or loan signing if any are made at all.
What we don’t want is a completely different squad to be named by Corberan on 3 February to take on Birmingham City at The Hawthorns compared to the one that’s absolutely flying right now.
In other West Brom news, the doomsday clock doesn’t care for Albion’s Championship form as it ticks down towards a deadline.
