“Decent medium-term option…” – Steve Bruce weighing up re-union with Newcastle United player at West Brom: The verdict

This article is part of Football League World’s ‘The Verdict‘ series, which provides personal opinions from the FLW writers regarding the latest breaking news, teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Steve Bruce is keen on bringing Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow to West Bromwich Albion, as per The Sun.

According to The Sun report, the Baggies boss is keen to reunite with the 31-year-old shot-stopper whom he managed during his time as boss at St. James’ Park.

Darlow too, could be available, with The Sun stating that Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is keen on a big clear out at the club in the summer, with Darlow one of the names said to be dispensable.

The Sun state that Newcastle want to bring in Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and with Martin Dubravka having established himself as the number one, this would only push Darlow further down the pecking order.

With that being said, we asked some of our writers here at FLW for their thoughts on Darlow potentially signing for the Baggies and whether or not it was a good signing for the Championship club.

Having experience in the Premier League before, he has the pedigree to be a good replacement for Sam Johnstone.

It may take him a while to get up to speed considering he’s only made eight appearances this term – but he could be a very good asset for the Baggies to have when he’s in top form.

At 31, they won’t be able to sell him on for a huge amount in the future but he could potentially be a decent medium-term option for the second-tier side, as long as he doesn’t block Josh Griffiths’ pathway.

And he would definitely be the man between the sticks in front of David Button and Alex Palmer, though they shouldn’t offer him a big wage to