West Brom urged to sign Spurs "creative spark" after Mikey Moore blow | OneFootball

One of Moore's teammates could be a fantastic option for the Baggies to bring in temporarily.

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West Bromwich Albion were never expected to be the biggest spenders in this transfer window, but they have been effective in the deals that they have made.

The club's chairman and owner, Shilen Patel, warned supporters early in the summer that they weren't going to be splashing cash all over the pitch in order to renovate Ryan Mason's options.

Still, they have made three permanent signings in Nat Phillips, Aune Heggebo and George Campbell, players that are hopefully going to be upgrades on some of the current options.

West Brom have also held onto winger Mikey Johnston after some heavy links with Brazilian side Flamengo. He is expected to play a significant role in Mason's team in the upcoming campaign.

Albion wanted another Mikey (Moore) to help out creatively, but the Tottenham Hotspur winger that they and Birmingham City were after is now looking likely to head north of the border to link up with Russell Martin at Rangers.

West Brom told to go after alternative Tottenham youngster after Mikey Moore revelation

There are an abundance of other Premier League loanees that the Baggies could look at, though. Football League World's West Brom fan pundit Callum Burgess believes that another of Spurs' youngsters, Jamie Donley, could be a great option for his side to look at.

The attacking midfielder spent last season in League One, on loan at Leyton Orient. He helped to guide them into the play-offs, where they lost in the final to Chartlon Athletic.

Albion have been linked with him this summer, but it was latterly reported in late June that Tottenham were batting back offers for the 20-year-old Northern Irishman at the time.

"A somewhat realistic choice for who I'd love to see Albion sign before the end of the transfer win now would be Jamie Donley on loan from Tottenham," said Burgess.

"He had a really impressive loan spell at Leyton Orient last year and got nearly double digits in both goals and assists.

"He can play attacking midfield, central midfield and also further forward on the left, I believe, so he'd be really versatile, and I think that he'd bring a creative spark to the Albion team that we might be missing with the departures of [Grady] Diangana and [John] Swift.

"While we've got Tammer Bany and Isaac Price who can fill in as attacking midfielders, I think Donley would be a really good creative option and would bring lots of creativity to the side and support our attackers really well."

West Brom should go after Jamie Donley, 100%

Donley certainly looks ready for the step up to the Championship from League One. He's got that confidence in his ability that a lot of younger players struggle to find, especially in their first moves away from their parent clubs.

Goalscoring and general creativity are areas that West Brom have struggled with over the past season or two, and that theme will likely continue with the options that are available to Mason as things stand. Donley's presence would certainly boost their options.