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West Brom has completed the signing of striker Karlan Grant from Huddersfield on a six-year deal.
Sky Sports News reported on Wednesday that the two clubs had agreed to a fee of around £ 15 million, ending negotiations that had been ongoing for more than a month.
The 23-year-old becomes West Brom’s ninth signing in the summer transfer window following their promotion to the Premier League.
Explaining the lengthy negotiations, Huddersfield Chief of Soccer Operations Leigh Bromby said: “During his time in Huddersfield Town, Karlan has become a highly sought after player.
The two clubs had been in negotiations over Grant for more than a month.
“He has a desire to compete in the Premier League and made it clear to us that he saw his future at West Brom when they made his offer.”
“In today’s climate and market, we had to be patient to make sure we got the best possible deal for Huddersfield Town, which is why this has taken time.”
West Brom boss Slaven Bilic has been wanting to join his line of attack all summer and identified Grant as one of his main targets.
West Brom Sporting and Technical Director Luke Dowling said: “We have followed Karlan’s progression for a long time and it has been a goal of ours since long before the summer transfer window opened.”
“We are confident we have signed a young player who has shown that he is ready for the challenges of the Premier League. He has scored goals throughout his career, including the few months he spent with Huddersfield at this level two years ago.
“During this window, we have focused heavily on bringing in young and talented players, all committed to the club on long-term contracts, and Karlan is one that we are particularly delighted to have here for the foreseeable future.”
Grant scored 19 goals in 44 appearances for Huddersfield last season, including one against West Brom in a 4-2 loss at The Hawthorns.
He has not appeared in any games for Huddersfield this season.
Grant began his career with Charlton, passing through the club’s academy in South London.
He then made 98 appearances for Charlton, scoring 21 goals, before making the £ 2 million move to Huddersfield in January 2019.
Charlton will benefit from Grant’s move to West Brom and will receive 20 per cent of the proceeds from any fees over £ 2 million.
Deadline day two
The domestic transfer window between Premier League and EFL clubs remains open until Friday, dubbed Deadline Day Two, but how does it work?
The international deadline, where English clubs could buy, sell and lend players from abroad, closed on October 5, but an agreement between the Premier League and EFL teams means that players can still be transferred in England.
Following consultation between the leagues, and because FIFA allows a summer transfer window of up to 12 weeks, Premier League clubs can still do business with EFL teams for another 11 days in an attempt to strengthen their squads.
They can make permanent transfers or transfers, as well as sell, but there can be no transfers between Premier League teams.
All EFL clubs can still do domestic business with any English team until the deadline of the second day on Friday.
The domestic transfer window will be extended until 5 pm on Friday, October 16.
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