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West Brom have proven to be pretty shrewd spenders this summer, showing a willingness to wait for the right player rather than acting rashly, with Peter Odemwingie, Marc-Antoine Fortune and Paul Scharner among the men to sign after the start of the season.
It's thought that they could be set to make another interesting addition to their squad on deadline day, Rochdale defender Craig Dawson. Sky Sports suggest that Roberto Di Matteo has agreed to meet the League One side's asking price for the Middlesbrough target (insert obligatory "but he's not Scottish" gag here).
The 20-year-old was playing with Radcliffe Borough in the Northern Premier League Division One North in 2009, so if he completes a move to the Hawthorns he'll have climbed seven rungs of the football pyramid in less than two years.
The Baggies are two points clear of the drop already, yet are just [2.3] to be relegated this season...
Published: 31 Aug 2010
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