Major West Brom development finally emerges, it's what fans have been waiting for - opinion

West Bromwich Albion have parted ways with Jordan Hugill in the January transfer window.

In a short statement on the West Brom website, the club confirmed that the centre-forward has now returned to Norwich City – with his season-long loan spell at The Hawthorns being cut six months short.

A further report by the Express & Star went on to state that, since the opening of the winter market, the 29-year-old has been continually linked with a move back to his parent club, although it was questionable whether the striker would be able to leave the Baggies due to having no recall clause in his temporary contract.

However, in the club’s recent post, Albion confirmed that Hugill has indeed returned to the Premier League side, stating: “Jordan Hugill has today returned to Norwich City following a loan spell at The Hawthorns. The striker made 20 appearances during a five-month stint with the Baggies after joining last summer. Everybody at Albion thanks Jordan for his efforts and wishes him well in his future career.”

Considering just how poor Hugill has been since his arrival at The Hawthorns last summer, the news that the centre-forward has now left the club is sure to have delighted the Baggies’ fanbase – as seeing the back of the forward very much looks to be something Albion supporters have been waiting for.

Indeed, over his 20 Championship appearances – only seven of which came as starts – the £1.62m-rated hitman managed to find the back of the net just once, failed to provide his teammates with a single assist, created no big chances for his side and missed nine big chances of his own.

These returns saw the 29-year-old average an extremely disappointing SofaScore match rating of 6.56, ranking him as Valerien Ismael’s