West Brom Transfers: 5 Championship Strikers To Replace Nicolas Anelka

By James Kent /

West Brom must be starting to lose patience with Nicolas Anelka. At the start of the season, it looked like the Baggies had pulled off a clever piece of transfer business with the signing of the 34-year-old. However, it€™s a gamble that has ultimately backfired on the club €“ and maybe cost Steve Clarke his job in some respects. At the end of the day, the club are involved in a relegation battle at the bottom of the table €“ and simply can€™t afford to rely on Anelka any longer. This is all especially the case with the French forward likely to be banned for a lengthy spell due to his anti-semitic goal celebration during his side€™s 3-3 draw with West Ham. Money is likely to be tight at the club judging by their summer transfer activity €“ so it stands to reason that the club might look to shop in the Championship. With that in mind, I have complied a list of five strikers that they could look at. So, let€™s get stuck into this transfer window inspired slideshow€