THE DOOR HAS OPENED FOR RANGERS TO SIGN WEST BROM MAN FOR CUT-PRICE

West Brom are reportedly prepared to listen to offers for Charlie Austin, but only if they’re to win promotion into the Premier League this season according to Football Insider.


The report claims that the Baggies are willing to sell Austin for half of the £4m fee that the club paid to land his signature from Southampton back in August 2019.

Austin has played a key role West Brom’s promotion bid in the Championship this season, having scored nine goals in 30 appearances, despite being their second-choice striker to Hal Robson-Kanu for much of this year’s campaign.

West Brom are currently sat second in the Championship, but are six points clear of third-placed Fulham with nine games remaining this term, so they’re certainly in a strong position to achieve a timely promotion back into the top-flight.

Speaking in a recent interview with the Open Goal Podcast, Austin revealed that he would be keen to end his playing career with either Scottish giants Celtic or Rangers.

Austin also revealed that he almost moved to Celtic earlier in his career, and stated that he would like to play his football in Scotland in the future if the opportunity ever arose.

“Celtic, when I was at Burnley. Neil Lennon did an interview on Sky Sports saying ‘he’s someone that we’re looking at’. I was on the phone to my agent saying, ‘look is this going to happen?’

“It’s something that I would have done. Nothing ever materialised after that and nothing has since. The Old Firm derby is the pull, isn’t it, to play in Scotland. If the opportunity came up, would I go? I think so yeah.”