West Bromwich Albion fans are pleading with the club to make Matheus Pereira’s move permanent, following estimates released of how much he would cost.
The 23-year-old moved on loan to The Hawthorns in August from Sporting Lisbon with the Baggies initially paying £775,000 for his services. Within the deal, Albion have the ability to exercise a clause making the deal permanent at any point for a further £8.25million.
With personal terms said to have been agreed, manager Slaven Bilic told the Express & Star that ‘it’s still early days’ for anything permanent.
“No, you’re right, Pereira is a bargain anyway.
“But it’s still early days. He also has to stay focused and lift the bar.
“Sometimes he does too many sexy things.
“But is he good? Yes, he’s good. Very good, I love him, but he has to be even more ruthless.”
Baggies fans reacted positively on Social Media to news of Pereira choosing the West Midlands over Lisbon.
Buy him now.
— susan (@clewley_1) November 5, 2019
In this day it’s a bargain considering we payed twice as much for Burke. He’s young and an amazing talent
— BigSemiAjayi6 (@BarmySlavs) November 4, 2019
Absolutely incredible piece of business imo, he needs to stay consistent tho
— Kenneth Zohore… not. (@KinkyKenneth9) November 4, 2019
I’d say it’s about right because we’ve seen what he can do. The only way we’ll know if he’s a bargin is if he can continue to do it, then improve and also improve in the premier league. I believe he can do it but valuation on young players is all about potential.
— JonW1995 (@JonW1995) November 4, 2019
In this day and age of ridiculous fees, if he continues as he is, it’s an absolute bargain
— Nick Wortley (@nickwortley61) November 4, 2019
Absolute bargain. If we don’t buy him then who are we going to get to replace him. And at what price? No brainer
— The Stupendous Fabuloso Charisma Channel (@sfcc1969) November 4, 2019
What do we think?
Even Slav’s discussing the move openly now, which is usually a sign that we’re not far from the dotted line. Pereira is arguably too good for the Championship, but if Albion achieves promotion then a chance to impress in the Premier League is very alluring to the Brazilian. The 23-year-old has gone on to achieve three goals and an impressive eight assists in his 13 appearances for the Baggies so far (TransferMarkt).