West Brom to complete move for Liam Ridgewell

West Bromwich Albion are on the cusp of completing a move for Birmingham defender Liam Ridgewell today. The defender is currently in talks with Albion and is undergoing a medical, WBA will pay around 2.75 million GBP for the player.

"I expect the deal to be completed and for him to be a West Bromwich Albion player by the end of the day," WBA manager Hodgson said.


"It was never going to be a possibility he would be signed in time for tomorrow's game and there is no rush in that respect.


"We've signed him for the long term, not just for the next game.


"It will be good to have him here. He's been a transfer target since the summer.


"He's a very experienced player. He's left sided, which is also very useful to us because we don't have many left-sided defenders in the club.


"He has the added advantage that he is experienced in two positions - left-back and left centre-back.


"He's also used to playing in teams that are under pressure to get results. We're hoping we won't be under that much pressure but, if we are, it will be nice to have someone who has been there before and knows what it's all about."