Oliver Burke: West Brom sign winger on a five-year deal

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Oliver Burke
Oliver Burke signed a five-year contract when he joined RB Leipzig in August 2016

West Bromwich Albion have signed Scotland winger Oliver Burke from German club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract for a reported fee of £15m.external-link

Burke, 20, became the most expensive Scottish player ever when he joined Bundesliga side Leipzig for a fee of about £13m in August 2016.

He made 25 league appearances last term and helped Leipzig qualify for the 2017-18 Champions League group stage.

"I feel like it is a time for me to play more games," said Burke.

"I want to impress and I want my name to be first on the teamsheet."

Burke could make his West Brom debut on Sunday at home to Stoke (13:30 BST).

Baggies boss Tony Pulis described Burke as a player with "tremendous talent".

He is West Brom's fourth major signing of the summer.

Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez, 28, signed for about £12m in July, Egypt defender Ahmed Hegazi, 27, has joined on a season-long loan deal, while former England midfielder Gareth Barry, 36, joined for an undisclosed fee.

The Baggies have also signed China striker Yuning Zhang, 20, who has started a two-year loan in Germany with Werder Bremen.

West Brom have won their first two games of the Premier League season - both 1-0 against Bournemouth and Burnley.

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  • Comment posted by G78, at 09:33 25 Aug 2017

    I guess it's true, Red Bull gives you wingers!

  • Comment posted by Smeaton1724, at 09:29 25 Aug 2017

    The type of signing Spurs should have made. Potential and some solid experience in Germany and the Championship. Clubs getting caught up in £40million+ players. Well done West Brom.

  • Comment posted by U15543927, at 09:28 25 Aug 2017

    Can't help but think he'd be better off staying at Leipzig - at least for a season or two. I thought his decision to seek regular football abroad was a positive career move and with Leipzig in the CL this year it would be fantastic experience.

    With West Brom I suspect his salary has inflated somewhat. Good luck to him, I look forward to seeing what all the hype is about.

  • Comment posted by JRW02, at 09:15 25 Aug 2017

    At least he attempted playing abroad,most English players are too scared

  • Comment posted by U16686953, at 09:45 25 Aug 2017

    Great signing what is a major surprise is how does pulis pick the bargains up other teams think that spending big money is the only way to go ..........

  • Comment posted by footyfan94, at 09:23 25 Aug 2017

    Can only be a good thing for Scotland if Oliver Burke is bombing down one wing and Matt Philips the other on a regular basis for West Brom. Hopefully stracham starts to papy both on a regular basis.

  • Comment posted by Vox Populi, at 10:29 25 Aug 2017

    I have to say I'm disappointed for Burke. Nothing against WBA but I like to see British players testing themselves in foreign leagues & working hard to play regularly & adapt. Burke should have given Leipzig more of a go, it was a fantastic opportunity this season to play in the Bundesliga, play Champions League football. I wouldn't give that up to play for Tony Pulis, but maybe that's just me.

  • Comment posted by Filbert the Fox, at 09:27 25 Aug 2017

    4. Posted by Langley on 4 minutes ago

    Can't believe we let him go and then didn't try and get him back. Superb player and a big loss to Forest

    --

    Don't think Leipzig would have accepted a few beads, a copy of Notts Forest's glory years on a black and white beetamax cassete and £2.50 in real money as a transfer fee to be honest.

  • Comment posted by Ice Cool Jet, at 09:22 25 Aug 2017

    Leaving a chance for champions league football for West Brom????

  • Comment posted by FOREST1992, at 09:17 25 Aug 2017

    Good luck to him hope he shows what a talented player he is! From a forest fan

  • Comment posted by letmedemonstrate, at 09:44 25 Aug 2017

    Very promising signing - he wants first team football and he is a British player wanting to play in the EPL ... you can't argue with that

  • Comment posted by GreenockMan, at 09:50 25 Aug 2017

    20 - Even as a follower of the Scotland team, I've never heard of this man

    If you're a follower of Scotland, how can you not have heard of him. He's played 5 times for the full Scotland team, plus a few games for under age teams.

    Good move for him if he's going to get game time. There was no point in staying at Leipzig if he's only going to come on for 5 minutes every week.

  • Comment posted by U16732053, at 09:14 25 Aug 2017

    Terrific signing, the boy is going to be a star

  • Comment posted by johnffc23, at 09:53 25 Aug 2017

    #20: You're a follower of the Scotland team, yet you don't appear to have come across Ollie Burke before? Already has 5 caps for us!

    I think it's a great signing for both him and West Brom. Lived in Germany the past year, and everyone knows about this kid (and most people hate Leipzig over there, yet they speak highly of him). Good luck to him!

    "I'd rather drink water than Red Bull" :)

  • Comment posted by johnandhannie, at 09:29 25 Aug 2017

    20 years old, Bundesliga experience, 6'2. Great signing for the Baggies.

  • Comment posted by Andy o, at 09:21 25 Aug 2017

    Saw him last season good old fashioned winger will go places reminds me young bale

  • Comment posted by sams97, at 09:21 25 Aug 2017

    Brilliant choice by the lad going to the baggies, will get the game time he needs to grow

  • Comment posted by Si, at 11:25 25 Aug 2017

    @65

    Get your facts right. Albion don't play hoof-ball, they try to play counter-attacking football. Accuse us of dull play and placing too much emphasis on defence, organisation and set pieces, but hoofball? You clearly don't watch us.

  • Comment posted by CradleyBoy, at 09:21 25 Aug 2017

    Player with bags of talent and potential. Promising and ambitious signing, look forward to seeing him play! COYB!

  • Comment posted by toffeeblue, at 11:23 25 Aug 2017

    69 Forza Ferrari

    No.

    Celtic are that club in Scotland who were the first British team to win the European Cup ALL with scottish players and ALL within a radius of 30 miles of the city.

    Your club, (whatever it is) and no other club in the world has ever done that, nor ever will again.

    Read your football history, dumbnut.

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