Why the Net has the advantage in the ‘Undies world’
- Shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli
Albion confirm Valero capture
Friday 22nd August 2008, 1:58PM BST.
Albion have confirmed they have completed the club record £4.7million signing of Real Mallorca midfielder Borja Valero – but not in time to play against Everton.
The 23-year-old playmaker has signed a four-year contract, plus a further year’s option in the club’s favour, after passing a medical.
Valero becomes the Baggies’ ninth summer signing, taking their close-season spending past the £20million mark. The transfer eclipses the £3.5million Albion paid Cardiff for striker Robert Earnshaw in August 2004.
Baggies boss Tony Mowbray believes Valero could be the missing link in his team.
He said: “I’m delighted to welcome Borja to the club. From a footballing point of view, he possesses many of the attributes I like in a player.
“He has got great technical ability and weight of pass, has an excellent work rate and an eye for a goal. Borja can link up the play from back to front and he will enhance the excellent midfield options we already possess.
“I don’t think he will have any problems settling into our team, or playing in the Premier League, although he will obviously need some time to adjust to the English game.
“Bringing in new players is all about raising the quality of the squad and creating competition for places. Although we’ve paid a record fee for Borja, he has still got to earn his place in the team.”
Sponsored Links
Business Awards
Book a Business Awards table
Join our celebrations of the region's best in business on Thursday March 22 - book your table now
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Express & Star and Shropshire Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases
OUR NEW APP
Get the new E&S app
Download the Express & Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
expressandstar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
Excellent signing. Pity could not play in time but this shows real ambition. Just get the defence sorted now and I honestly believe we can get a top ten finish. Would welcome your thoughts gentlemen.
Report abuse
About chuffing time!!! Looks like those talks with Newcastle and Liverpool didn’t go well?!
Get in there! All hail the chosen Juan!!
Report abuse
Valero whoo oh Valero whoo
He came from Real Mallorca
He’s Gonna Score a corker!!!
We’ve got the best midfield in the world
Borja veloro, Filipe Teixeira, Robet Koran and Johno!!!
Report abuse
Who says he can’t play tomorrow? I thought, so long as he’d signed prior to 5pm the day before, he could?
Over £20 mill spent. More like it Albion!
Report abuse
Reading the Spanish web sites it becomes obvious that Albion have signed a player of the highest quality He is rated marginally behind the midfield players in the Spanish team that won the Euoropean championship and is younger than most of them and still improving. It’s a major coup for Jeremy Peace and Tony Mowbray.I hope Mr Peace doesn’t relinquish control of the club. He deserves to be there when the success comes
Report abuse
top notch signing, i think it shows how far we have come under mowbray!
i’m not the biggest fan of peace, but fair play to him, he’s put up the money for everything mowbray has asked for, and i don’t think the spending will end with valero!
bring on tomorrow!!!!
Report abuse
At last!
Can’t help but wonder just WHO will be the eventual midield 4/5?
Reckon this puts paid to the other ‘muted’ midfield targets?
One more question Tony…Any chance of a new striker on the horizon?
“Come on you Baggies”
Report abuse
Quite right Nedball… i thought it was going to collapse! hope i will see him tomorrow! this Jonas Olsson looks good! still a Amazing signing.
all we need now is a commanding centre back and a proven prem striker.
Report abuse
Fantastic news, I was getting worried that this wouldn’t happen.
Shepherd, I think we could be ok with our defence, It’s where the goals are gonna come from, thats the problem. Another striker and we’ll do fine.
Report abuse
Worth the wait this week. Well done TM and JP. Gera – was this the ambition you were hoping for. I think he will miss us more than we will now miss him. Now to get another three or four and we will be set up.
Report abuse
Where is Inside Knowledge?? Outside Ignorance more like.
This is a relief….Great signing and I can’t wait to see us at full strength.
COME ON YOU BAGGIES
Report abuse
1. Lord Shepheard I still feel we are a centre half and a striker short. I don’t think we should get too carried away, top 10 no chance I really can’t see it but 12, 14 possibility. At least we can’t accuse JP of not spending some of the money we have accumalated over the past few years. I honestly believe though if we stay clear of injuries and add a little more quality at the back and front of the pitch we will stay up. Make no bones about it this is a tough tough league staying up has to be our only realistic target. I’m not being pesamistic just realistic. One thing is for sure it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride once again, can’t wait for tommorrow let’s roar em onto victory!.
Once again well done JP and TM top notch the club is in safe hands.
Boing Boing
Report abuse
4)
Loving your knowledge on the game
Report abuse
he has signed in time!
well done the E&S again!!!
Report abuse
fantastic signing it was a done deal all week but i could understand why fans were panicking,,peace hasnt let us down on this one fair play to him,,it just keeeps getting better for us doesnt it,such agreat time to be a baggie…and so nice to have such jealous neighbours,our dingle friends,,i think you can saftly say,,WEEM LOVIN IT…MOWBRAY SIGNS ANOTHER GEM,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,OOOOOOOOOOOOH YES..
Report abuse
12 Agree with you. Let’s not get carried away. Top ten? No chance. With this signing we increase our slim chances of staying up. Brilliant signing though and shows real ambition. This is a breath of fresh air compared to last time!
Report abuse
I’ll give you 1 ole
Valero is on his way
Report abuse
Just 1 question.
Where is Loffingwolf????
Nedball, things have gone wrong for LW yet again, he’s gone into hiding go find him.
It’s just like playing “Wheres’ Wally” but with the real Wally
Report abuse
Now seriously Welcome Borja, it’s a pleasure having you on board joining in the Mowbray revolution.
Report abuse
WE ARE ALBION , SAY WE ARE ALBION
WE ARE ALBION ,SAY WE ARE ALBION
WE ARE ALBION ,SAY WE ARE ALBION
Report abuse
Tony – you could rename me loffingfilth today.
I’m Howling with laughter that Shadrag’s been proved wrong AGAIN!!!
Also, I’m still howling with laughter that Shadrag posted he thinks I’m also Happy Baggie!!
To the tune of Fernando by Abba:
We’ve been told he’s gonna play tonight,
He’ll score with either left or right,
Valero!!
He’s our favourite Spanish Baggie,
for Mow-bury,
Valero!!
Report abuse
San Miguel on special in the Billiard Hall tomorrow, £1 a bottle, buy 2 and get a sombrero free !!!!
Report abuse
If only we had a shirt sponsor we could make some REALLY big signings, having a go THE MOWBRAY & PEACE WAY
Report abuse
I’m just going to leave the office for a bit, I’m going to see if I can find Shadrag by the man on the horse in Wolvo shouting at passers by…..I’ll let you know if I find him.
Report abuse
I am right here, why do you want to find me? Gone wrong how do you work that out? oh you mean where i said “he will probably sign for albion but according to a football RUMOURS website he is talking to newcastle?” I said what I saw? where as all you lot are saying what a class signing, you have never seen him play!
Report abuse
Loffingwolf is still stewing over the idea that they’re renaming Molinuex, Wolverhampton Circus!
Borja Valero He Wears a Sombrero,
Borja Valero He Wears a Sombrero,
Borja Valero,
He’s Better Than Ron-al-do!
Report abuse
25 – I love you Shadrag xxxx
Report abuse
Absolutely delighted by this signing. It shows a lot of ambition and i cannot wait to see him in a blue and white shirt. Welcome to West bRomwich Albion Borja.
Report abuse
laughingwolf
You really do set yourself up dont you, we saw him play only two weeks ago ding dong wrong again!!
Great news about Valero, as he cant play tomorrow i reckon we welcome him at the next home game by wearing sombreros and waving Spanish flags. Do think it will be taking it too far to bring a bull??
I have also heard a rumour that Port a loo want to sponsor the Molineux.
Port a loo Molineux, it ryhmes too!!
Or Shadrags financial investment advisory service could be the next sponsor??
Shadrag Money Matters Ltd
London, Milan, Madrid, Whitmoreans.
I can see him now in his office explaining to his client why he has just lost thousands investing in chocolate fireguards,
“Its not my fault im wrong i read that they they would be a good investment on investmentrumours.com”
I love you too Shadrag. (This site wouldnt be the same without you).
Report abuse
Nedball, I love you too!!! Proved wrong again? This is getting a bit boring?
1. scott carson not an england international
2. the albion will have no interested buyer
3. the albion will have no billionaire owner
4. KP and Gera will leave
5. The albion cannot get a shirt sponsor
They are the 5 predictions I have made, I have a 100% record! You tell me a prediction I got wrong and Ill listen to a lie!
Report abuse
WELCOME ABOARD the PREMIER – SHIP,
are you sinking wanderers
Report abuse
Nice one boys another good aquisition. I have seen him play and he is class. Now another striker and a centre half and we are there I think.
Report abuse
What A Signing !! And Yes Laughing Wolf We Have Seen Him Play Ive Seen Him Several Times On Sky Sports In La Liga. Although For A Attacking Midfielder He Doesnt Seem To Score A Lot? Well Done JP And TM. Leave Our Pages Now LW And Go And Watch Your Crap Team In The Fizzy Pop League
Report abuse
Aint football just great! We have have signed Valero and the dark side are renaming their custard bowl of a ground.
Never mind wolfies
Boing Boing!!
Report abuse
Borja Valero. He wears a sombrero
He’s come to West Brom & Halfords Lane
He’ll score the winner
Against the Villa
Our Borja from sunny Spain.
Na Na Na Na Na!
Report abuse
Excelent took us long enough though now just need trejo in wuld be an excellent double coup from our perspective:D
Report abuse
25-we may not have seen what he can do yet,but 2 years ago he was playing in the champion’s league for Real Madrid,Spanish media say that he has great quality,Liverpool have been watching him,and he is still only 23.Even a wulf must be able to work out that the guy should be a little bit good?Take your time….
Report abuse
Wolves could not even DREAM about signing players of this class and could not DREAM of spending 20 million, and could not DREAM of ever being a BIG CLUB like Albion! Boing boing!!!!
Report abuse
Valero oh
Valero oh
He comes from Espana
He’s better than Gera
Valero oh
Report abuse
Another reward for T.M. and his philosophy of playing the beautiful game.Exciting times ahead.Good work JP
Report abuse
laughwilf,,,come off it..the only prediction you ever get right is wolves going nowhere and staying in the chumpionship,,,,PLAYING IN THE PREM THE MOWBRAY WAY,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,,OOOOOOOOOOOOH YES,
P.S TERRY MEET ON CARPARK HAWTHORNS PUB 1,0 CLOCK MATE FOR A FEW SAN MIGUELS………….
Report abuse
as george bush said about sudam WE GOT HIM FOLKS aye boing boing
Report abuse
Great signing,all we now need is another defender and a striker,its good to see the club showing ambition…
Report abuse
Is this Balero anything to do with Torville and Dean and ice skating?
Report abuse
effin wulf why are you so concerned with my football club.why are you so concerned with1/scot carson 2/shirt sponsers3/gera kp and so on.you are starting to smell go ask your mom to change ya nappy
Report abuse
Albion will never match wolves achevments and thats what realy hurts you lot so no albion are a small club and always will be, And if your after a sponsor why not try MELTON MOWBRAY PORK PIES, yes going down the mowbray way fact lol.
Report abuse
Nedball.
I know you’re not HB but your song writing skills equal his.
Report abuse
> 33. Quinton Baggie.
Yes, they are considering renaming it, since I hear that Pfizer might be interested. Its been suggested they call it the “The Viagra Stand”, Erected, 2008.
Apparently, if they ever get promoted, they believe it is the only way they might stay up!
Of course, there is always the more traditional Plan B. For this one, they prefer that the letters “molineux” remain in the Title, to reflect their former, fallen, Wolves status.
That simple title is, “Ex Lions, Um …”
BTW – To “A Lover” of football, “Valero” is Class …
Report abuse
1. top 10 lmao, you are going down, once a small club always a small club. UP THE OLD GOLD AND BLACK TAKING YOUR PLACE IN THE PREMIERSHIP NEXT SEASON, GET IN THERE.
Report abuse
valero, borja valero nananananananana borja valero!!
Report abuse
Shadrag,
I’m off for a week, so I won’t be able to reply t your lovely messages for a bit, sorry.
1 – Scott Carson is an England international!!
2 – Did you not read the story? Despite initial interest from several parties, no form offers came through…..still people interested :-p
3 – My Nan could’ve predicted that, and she’s been dead for 14 years!
4 – See point 3
5 – We haven’t currently got a shirt sponsor, you are correct. However, the fact that we’ve still got 3 companies vying to be our main club sponsor as opposed to throwing a picture of a man on a horse on the front isn’t a bad thing!!
Well done for only ever making 5 predictions ever by the way……take some balls that!!
All the nonsense posts about Valero not gonna sign, that we weren’t going to get promoted (never mind win the league) last season etc….they obviously don’t count as you didn’t predict them then?
Off to the match now, then it’s a week without you Shadrag…..shucks! Love you xxxxx
Report abuse
k.fordwolf you say the baggies will never match the dingles achevments sorry if i have been in a coma for the last 30 years to not remember what the dingles have done but i have missed it all . so please remind me please
Report abuse
hi lads cant get in vine or sportsman as ive arranged to meet worcester in supporters club,aye boing boing
Report abuse
I hate to sound jealous cos that’s really not the case.
But this bloke will leave when you get relegated.
Report abuse
Good signing, but big money signings dont always work out and get the results you expect them to produce ,but i hope thats not the case and you stay up, and hopefully our good start will carry on for the rest of the season, so we can join you in the prem then bring on our derbys
Report abuse