Maja Set for West Brom Debut against  Swansea Today

According to West Brom’s official website, Super Eagles striker Josh Maja is in contention to make his competitive debut for West Brom when they face Swansea City at The Hawthorns today.

The Baggies confirmed the signing of the Sunderland academy product 10 days ago, snapping him up on a three-year deal following the expiration of his contract at Bordeaux.

Having missed a large chunk of pre-season preparations, West Brom’s Championship opener against Blackburn Rovers and the Carabao Cup tie with Stoke City came too soon for him.

Prior to Maja’s transfer to West Brom, he did not have pre-season with any club because he had run out of contract at Bordeaux.

West Brom manager Carlos Corberán has called for patience regarding Maja and another new signing Jeremy Sarmiento, and stressed that the two players are not ready to go the full 90 for now as they are lacking match fitness.

“We need to be patient with them, because it’s not about how many minutes we would like to play them, it’s about how many minutes they can play, to perform and to keep playing in the next games, too,” Corberán said to the official website of West Brom.

“That’s why we need to follow the medical instructions to make sure we don’t break these limits.

“At the same time it’s not only a medical decision, we know that when a player is out of rhythm they can’t perform well until they’re playing more minutes.”

Maja enjoyed a productive season at Bordeaux last term, scoring 16 goals and providing six assists in 38 Ligue 2 appearances.