West Brom break transfer fee record to sign Brown Ideye from Dynamo Kiev

Brown Ideye
Brown Ideye in action for Dynamo Kiev

West Brom have completed the signing of Nigerian international striker Brown Ideye from Dynamo Kiev for a record transfer fee for the club.

The 25 year old put pen to paper in favour of the Baggies on Saturday to complete the move from the Ukranian side on officially an undisclosed fee. However, the fee has been widely reported to be near the £9million mark.

Ideye, who joined the Ukranian powerhouse in 2011, made 74 appearances for Dynamo, finding the back of the net 33 times. The ex-Sochaux hitman, however, couldn’t find the favour of Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi, who left him out of the Nigerian squad for the World Cup in Brazil.

Ideye seems to have put the dissapointment behind him and was ecstatic at having completed his move to England. He took to social networking site Twitter, to express his joy.

“Brown is a quality striker and I’m looking forward to working with him,” manager Alan Irvine told Albion’s website. “He’s a strong, quick, powerful player who likes to get in behind defences and has plenty of Champions League and international experience.”

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