Josh Maja could return to take part in West Bromwich Albion’s meeting with former club Sunderland at The Hawthorns this week. Striker Maja, whose Albion career threatened to have lift off after his first goal in the defeat to Leicester City in December, suffered ankle ligament damage on his return to the Stadium Of Light a week later, in which the Baggies suffered a loss to the Black Cats.
Maja, who had broken into first-team football while on Wearside before leaving England for Bordeaux, signed on a free transfer in the summer and was brought in to beef up Carlos Corberan’s attacking unit. As a link striker, it was hoped that Maja could bring a differing skill-set to the Spaniard’s existing options. Injuries suffered at Bristol City and then at Sunderland, the latter following a challenge from Dan Ballard, has rather ruined his first campaign.
“Josh Maja is very close to being available, but from the physical perspective he is still in the last part of his process,” Corberan said. “From the medical perspective, he is fine. From the physical perspective, we’re in the last part of the work. He will be maybe be in for Sunderland, 100% he will be in for the next game [at Leicester].
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