Corberan must now ditch the West Brom star who earns even more than Maja

West Bromwich Albion hope they can get back to winning ways at the championship this coming Sunday after going down to a narrow 2-1 defeat at Watford last time out.

Winning their next clash against Bristol City at the Hawthorns would set them up nicely for two away days in quick succession before 2024 comes to an end, with a strong draw against table leaders Sheffield United rounding off the busy year.

While accessories are going fast this bumper Christmas period, Carlos Corberan He will likely continue to select Josh Maja to lead the line, who has more than turned his career around for the Baggies this campaign.

Maja’s heroics at West Brom

Although he has been on target in his last five games in the tricky league, the Spaniard has continued to select the former Sunderland man, knowing he can fire into the back of the net with an effort in the blink of an eye .

After all, the 25-year-old clinician has only averaged 26 touches per Championship clash this season, but still has a very impressive goal ten out of 20 games to brag

Although his output in front of goal has dried up of late, he still managed an assist towards the start of the month as the Baggies bravely rescued a share of the points against the Blades, having linked up with the king of ‘assistance Tom Fellows. good to tie the game at 2-2.

While Maja’s place in the side is understandably concrete, the same cannot be said for Grady Diangana, who had begun to slide down the Corberan pecking order even before his recent injury problems emerged .

Diana’s future at West Brom

With his contract up next summer, it could soon be time for West Brom to have a conversation with Diangana about his future at the second-tier side.

Just one look at his high wages at the Corberan pitch is enough to suggest that a parting of the ways will soon take place, with the Congolese winger earning a strong Pay package of £20.3k per week, making him a higher earner than even Maja, who earns a shockingly lower salary of £17,000 a week.

At least with Maja, it’s been well documented how excellent he’s been this season, while Diangana was struggling even before the injury disaster hit him in November.

Last season in the Championship, the former West Ham United striker picked up one sublime seven goals and eight assistsbut he has nothing to show for his efforts during a woeful 2024/25 campaign so far.

Looking at the table above, Diangana has suddenly become a backup figure for the Baggies, with no goals and zero assists to call upon when Corberan unleashes him into action.

Of course, the experienced striker hasn’t been helped by his injury luck, having now been sidelined since West Brom’s trip to Hull City last month, but his lack of game time hasn’t affected really your team in their quest for promotion.

He once dazzled his adoring fan base with boatloads of displays, with one of his West Brom teammates, Jed Wallace, even labeling him as “amazing” in the past, Corberan no longer relies so much on the 26-year-old to be a bright spark, when you also consider he has Fellows and Mikey Johnston to call the channels.

This January could be the perfect opportunity for West Brom to cut ties with their loyal servant, therefore, before he is allowed to leave for nothing, perhaps getting a share back before going full steam ahead in their bid to return to the Premier League League.

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