Wouldn't surprise me, there has been interest in him from us before now.
Ribas
....Bobby Zamora
........Roque Santa Cruz
.............Michael Owen
..................Emile Heskey
.........................Glenn Murray
...............................................Lee Barnard
Seems like this ones happening for real then, not a bad move in my opinion, he might not be prem quality but he's scored goals wherever he's been.
Gus -
“I wanted to get Lee Barnard and (Jason) Puncheon in January, because I knew they were available, but I couldn’t even pay half what they are earning at Southampton.
“I know Lee Barnard very well because I played with him in the reserves, coming back from injury at Tottenham. He was a proven goalscorer with Southend but I couldn’t get him. "
Albion can't afford proven goal-getter From The Argus)