Tomas Kalas emerges as a West Brom target
Chelsea full-back Tomas Kalas has emerged as a potential summer transfer target for West Brom.
Baggies boss Steve Clarke travelled to Holland at the weekend to watch the 19-year-old in action for Vitesse Arnhem, where he is on a season-long loan from Stamford Bridge.
And the Czech Republic international has been added to the Baggies’ watch-list as they weigh up potential right-back targets, ahead of the summer transfer window.
Clarke watched Vitesse’s 1-0 win at FC Twente on Sunday alongside Albion’s head European scout Tony Spearing with Kalas playing the first 45 minutes.
The defender is in his second season on loan with the Dutch club, having signed for Chelsea from Czech side SK Sigma Olomouc in 2010 when the Blues paid around £5m for the then-17-year-old.
He has played 58 times for Vitesse and the Blues have indicated they are willing to loan him again next season to gain Premier League experience, having tied him down to a new contract keeping him at Stamford Bridge until 2017.
Clarke retains strong links with officials at Stamford Bridge, where he was a popular player and coach, and that relationship helped him land the Baggies’ leading scorer, Romelu Lukaku, on loan for this season.
But any concrete move for Kalas could hinge on the future of the giant Belgian teenager.
Albion are keen to take the 19-year-old, who has excelled with 13 goals this season, for a second year on loan and Lukaku has expressed a desire to stay unless he is guaranteed first-team football with the Londoners.
An agreement over Lukaku would rule out any move for Kalas as Premier League sides are not permitted to loan more than one player from the same top-flight clubs.
Kalas is just the latest right-back to be watched by the Baggies, who are conscious of first-choice Steven Reid’s ongoing problems with injuries.
Billy Jones performed well as an understudy for the former Ireland international against Swansea on Saturday but has yet to fully establish himself as a Premier League performer.
Clarke has made personal checks on Leeds defender Sam Byram, who has also attracted interest from Everton and Liverpool.
And the Baggies could also revive their interest in Fulham’s Chris Baird or Newcastle’s Danny Simpson.
Both are previous Albion targets whose contracts with their current clubs expire at the end of the season.
Comments for: "Tomas Kalas emerges as a West Brom target"
baggiescomwon
I'm sure this kids good, but I;d take Lukaku for another season without hesitation.
KEV R WBA
I JUST LOVE BEING AN ALBION FAN!
BOING BOING!!
DID I HEAR RIGHT THAT WE HAVE MADE 67MILLION OR SOMTHING LAST NITE ANYONE?
E1 Baggie
Yes Kev, but we spent 66 million.
baggiepete
you heard wrong it was turnover
We Only Need One Half!
Hold on there fellow, I always admire your rallying cries, but I think that 67 mill is before costs, tax, vat man, wages, and Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all get their share. Its much more modest than that. But the fact we are even in the black at all, without the aid of a sugar daddy I might add, is miracle enough in today's footballs climate.
The fact remains, we are heading in the right direction.
Jack ♣ Hat.
One Half,
Nice to know that we have paid our way and not in debt like some other unfortunates, mate. There will always be fans who believe a football club is run on buttons, unfortunately. Even BIG clubs like "Dingleton Unbeatables" are in the red, so us being in the black, as you say "Something to be proud of..... .
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
yes you are deluded
Mboy
Let's get Kalas in on loan for a season - then we really could justify being called Chelsea's "feeder" team!
Happy_baggie
Yeah two players in 2 years - where will it all end.
Ding dong !!!!
Jack ♣ Hat.
Mboy,
Don't get jealous just because ALBION are trusted and allowed to have one Chelsea up and coming youngster at a time in our squad. There's a good boy.
Plan A : Romelu Lukaku.
Plan B : Tomas Kalas.
Job done.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
CantelloRocket 78
Jack,
I wouldn't bother.
Mboy was almost in tears last month when Albion were losing games, yet now we're winning, he's complaining about the way we play, and doesn't want multi-million pound classy red-hot teenager players on loan, because they get in the way of other squad members.
And if you disagree with him, he acts like a spoilt brat, demanding HE's right, and everybody else is WRONG.
A complete time-waster.
Jack ♣ Hat.
Cantello,
Wonder if fans stop to think about having classy kids on loan help others to learn and boost their potential. Long may Chelsea help us bring one of their younger squad members in.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
Mboy
Cantello - I hope that Jack takes your advice and if I am a "time waster", why do you keep replying to my posts? Do you think irony is something you can pick up from a scrapyard?
CantelloRocket 78
Mboy-
when you ask 'why do I reply to your posts', it could be because we were trying to get rid of a wolves 'troll', until you 'butted in' and told him you were his friend-
or maybe when you have a sarcastic jibe about 'not upsetting the committee', and I have no doubt you see me as a 'member'-
but on this occasion, I was replying to JtH, and not you, check the details.
As for being a time-waster, if people disagree with your view, you've been known to bang on for weeks until they believe you're RIGHT-
so stop wasting my time........
mboy
Oh dear Cantello! You just don't get it, do you?
CantelloRocket 78
Mboy-
What I do 'get' is some things don't change, you still respond to people in a pompous, sarcastic manner-
comprendez.........?
(p.s.- maybe you could explain why some people appear to think you're actually a wolves fans, and why you befriend someone who hates and insults the Baggies?)
Mboy
My enemy's enemy is my friend.
CantelloRocket 78
Mboy-
that 'gobbledegook' obviously means you see me, or some of us Albion fans, as your 'enemy', so in this case, your 'friend' is-
'BaggiePsalm23PeggyBruntEnochSaftSidBoy'-
someone who was talkin' to himself the other week, and couldn't decide which canal he wanted to jump into last month.
The two of you are obviously on the same wavelength..........
JimDavis
Well it looks like your team are heading down the route of having Burton Albion has your local rivals next season.
AndyH
Dear Sir,
if we are borrowing their players, then is it not them feeding us??
Must be hard looking at how well we are doing when dingle town are....just not doing much at all......well you have perfected losing i suppose.
regards
AndyH
Mboy
I would agree with you if we kept them. Unfortunately, we have to give them back!
AndyH
Dear Sir,
ever heard of short term contracts???? and how many players have we had over the years (and paid for!) that have only been with us for a season or two?? This helps us out so long may it continue imo. WE get good players on loan....and if they ever become available they know what the club is all about and we stand a chance of signing them. Whats to moan about?? You're entitled to your opinion i suppose but if "big" clubs trust us to look after their players for a while and we get better as a result.....
regards
AndyH
Jack ♣ Hat.
Mboy,
There you go again, he is not our to give. Don't get it do you.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
Kev in Mallorca
Andy
If we won the Prem in the last minute of the last match of the season Mboy would moan that we left it too late and mean it.
Adeu
AndyH
Evening mate,
true......the poor bloke needs to take a chill pill and step back a little. You have to feel for the bloke really imo.....we are playing well and yet all he seems to see are the negatives. Not sure if he is a dingle or not but if he is a baggie.... to see us playing so well at the moment and with every other positive thing happening at our club...you'd think he'd be happy......
i know most of us are
regards mate
AndyH
The Real Bully Hoo.
Andy.
I think Mboy is almost definitely a genuine Baggie. I've accused him of being an imposter in the past but I'm sure I was wrong. I've had many debates with him without falling out. Unfortunately he seems to have had so many people having a go at him now that he's developed a bunker mentality that makes him easy pray for Baggie Boy to sidle up to him and say 'do you wanna be in my gang?' Now where have I heard that phrase before?
Baggyjon
I must be one of the few as I think Billy Jones is up to the task and on Saturday against Swansea was outstanding. I hope they keep faith with Billy and bring in someone up and coming to challenge him. Sadly I think Reid's days are numbered due to his injuries. COYB
Rich
Billy Jones is great going forward but defensively very suspect for me. Seems to get caught out of position quite a bit. We should be looking for a replacement for Reid as I agree his injury problems mean he spends as much time out as he does in.
Cyril Randle
I'm with you Baggyjon. Billy had a super game against Swansea, no mean feat in itself. Add to that he can run all day up and down that wing, the rest is down to experience. He'll get that by playing, there is no other way. If wecan keep Lukaku for another season then we don't have a real problem.
We Only Need One Half!
Lukaku possibly having to duke it out with a class defender about who gets to wear the mighty blue and white stripes here next season, blimey!
A thousand monitor screens have just gone off in Wolvo as coffee cups are thrown through them, oh the pain, the absolute agony of it all.
Like I said close season Saunders Foot (because we know you just love reading my posts) who ever you want, who ever you get, you will only get them because we allow you to get them, and if that doesn't give you a real inferiority complex knowing that, well......?
Its all gravy!
AndyH
Evening mate,
we could just loan Lukaku and buy Kalas (i know - but i can dream) With the chaos at Chelski at the end of the season with Rafa about to go and new manager / coaches coming in there could be some good players available for good prices just to cleas the decks. As for Saunders foot......the man needs serious help......i mean he just seems so....misserable....must be the water in wolverhampton i guess.
cheers mate
regards
AndyH
Adam
Quality player, rapid, versatile, good with the ball. Was hoping he'd be pushing for a first team place at Chelsea, but WBA will love him. Could be a nice relationship between the two clubs blooming here.
astleistheking
Another loan deal that could suit all parties. I do feel sorry for Billy Jones who I think has coped admirable this season, and is getting better as time goes by.
I see the Championship results went well last night. Level on points with the bottom championship side......
BrierleyHillBaggie
Looking that's all it said, doing a deal for Lukaku is the major one
Having a player up top who can get you goals in this division is any clubs dream.
I'll wait and see, got my faith in JP and the scouting network.
Anything done will be for the benefit of our club and those concerned.
I trust!!!
Interesting weekend ahead the bed wetters and the dogheads will have squeaky bums
BAGGIESBAGGIESBAGGIES
Brierleyhillbaggie(real)
For those who know me on here this is not me. Agree with what you say so you must be clever enough to think off your own name without pinching mine either we have had this conversation befor or your the second person I've had to tell this. mind you not been on loads lately cause things hardly make it on snd keep getting lost. But always read the comments
Jack ♣ Hat.
BrierleyHillBaggie 2,
Come on pal, change your nom de guerre, the one you use is already in use. What about BrierleyBonkBaggy, How does that feel?.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
StripedPyjamaThrostle
If we don't manage to bring Lukaku back next year then this would be a good move to bolster the RB position; I rate Billy Jones and feel the competition will help push him to becoming a better player. Reid may have another year in him yet but, should he decide to call it quits, I'd certainly seek to keep him at the club in a coaching capacity in a vein similar to Dean Kiely. He has plenty of experience of the league and he will help the likes of Thorne, Allan etc. to adapt.
Jack ♣ Hat.
StripedPyjamaThrostle,
Agree, Reidy would be priceless in a coaching capacity. Billy the kid would be better concentrating on the wide right position. He should work hard in training for that slot.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
StripedPyjamaThrostle
I agree with you with regards to Billy; I actually rate his attacking game and feel he could do a job on the right-side. He's certainly young enough to adapt his style and his preferred position is bound to change over time. Whereas Reid has gone from a right-mid to right-back, Billy could always do the reverse.
AndyH
Evening mate,
agree with you and striped about Reid and a coaching slot when he's done - still good for another year imo but a good bet for a coach. Jones in time - again imo - will become a good right back. For some reason ti does seem to take a while for full backs to just mature into the position - am i right in thinking it took players like Gary Stevens (80's) and red nev a while to really get the position? I know not albion palyers but you get the drift. If he can also play wide right as well....well that gives us lots of options for maton wise. Hope Billy matures into a class player for us.
Regards
AndyH
Jack ♣ Hat.
Great to see such a competent goal keeper like Boaz Myhill extending his playing days with us. He reassures our strength in depth which is needed at this level for umpteen reasons. He can have the same loan outs that suited us and Birmingham and that would keep his "Eye in". Over the moon at this outcome.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
CantelloRocket 78
When Albion appointed Steve Clarke, there were mixed feelings amongst Baggies fans-
but what a stroke of genius by JP!!
You take one of the top 3 clubs in the country ( also current European Champions ), and you develop strong, friendly links with 'em, then you reap the benefits!
Realistically, we don't have the resources to compete on a level footing with Chelsea, but we can help them in certain ways, and they can help us by adding quality players to our squad-
and as we improve, we become stronger.
A simple but brilliant strategy.
Shropshirebaggy
Mixed feelings, not from me Rocket. Whilst other people were jumping around panicking, a few of us were saying, we've got a real coup here in appointing Steve Clarke.
Some people forget, or conveniently ignore that Jeremy Peace is a West Bromwich Albion supporter, so why would he make an appointment that would be to our detriment?
I'm not at all surprised at how well Steve Clarke has done.
Jack ♣ Hat.
Posted on the dark side:
Gordon Bennett,
Because they are struggling to get church's arm up his back. Who in their right mind would want relegation as the last entry on their C.V. , especially when they are looking for a new club?. The time is now passed when something could be done, you are now standing on the trap-door, on your own. The executioner is approaching with the black hood.
Deanosaurus is being eristical and it won't work as everything comes out in the wash, as the saying goes.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
Jack ♣ Hat.
Posted on the dark side:
^v^
Love it, a Dog Head with the brain missing. L☺Ls.
BOING~~~~BOING~~~~J♣H.
Baggieboy Roy.
Priority number 1. keep Lukaku for next season.
Priority number 2. Keep Billy Jones and develop him as a rght side winger he is quick and can beat a man.
Priority number 3. Sign a new experienced quality right back ASAP as unfortunately Reid is struggling with injuries.
Priority number 4. Offer Steven Reid a position as a coach he has so much experience that would benefit our youngsters.
COYB. Boing! Boing!!
astleistheking
Agreed on all accounts there. Brilliant theory.
The Real Bully Hoo.
Where am I. How long have I been unconscious?
CantelloRocket 78
Bully,
welcome back, mate.
I never watched Dallas, but somebody said yow wus under the shower with Bobby Ewing........explain? :)
CantelloRocket 78
By the way, I meant explain how you ended up under the shower with Bobby, but on second thoughts, I really don't want to know.................:)
We Only Need One Half!
Tar Dah!!!! where you been buddy?
Tell me, when you slipped into your comatose state, were the Baggies miles ahead of the Wulfies?
Oh hang on, that only narrows it down to past 50 years or so, doesn't it ;-)
astleistheking
Blimey yer back mate. Don't know how you managed that one!
Max in Mallorca
Not long enough!!!!!!
Adayu
Brierleyhillbaggie
Hello old friend thank god your back. There were a few in here asking about you a few days ago and we were all hoping you we're ok. It's been a long time. Well that's if you are you I'm sure you used to spell it all in one word oh well time will tell
The Real Bully Hoo.
Thank you all for the kind posts (well almost all.)
The break has been none of my doing. One minute I was happily posting away in the shower and the next thing I remember was Kev, Rocket and AITK waking me up and telling me the long beard didn't suit me.
I still have a few things to sort out because I can only remember Shadrag telling me that Steve Clarke was an inexperienced No 2 and our lack of spending on big name players would mean certain relegation.
He also said our mossive neighbours had pulled a master stroke by appointing a Champions League manager who would mean certain promotion followed by World domination.
2 questions.
Was he right?
Has anything else happened?
We Only Need One Half!
TRBH, yes, yes one can see how that would be confusing. Sleeping Beauty was out for a 100 years, and they still never had has many changes to tell her about as we have to tell you from the last 6 months!
Cyril Randle
Worrow yow !
The Real Bully Hoo.
Ahoy ahoy Cyril. Glad to be back.
Westcroft buggy
Ooohhh yoy tiny,tiny,miniscule little man,go back to whence you came idiot.
Max in Mallorca
Not long enough!!!!!!!!!!
Adayu
Kev in Mallorca
This made me loff from the dark side, one of the many slating Deano for constantly stating the obvious.
Comment from Admant on the "A must win for the Manager"
"we've got to win this game because if we don't they jump above us and then it's another team we have to get past"--Move over Archimedes
Adeu
We Only Need One Half!
Kev, Its a pity the game is on Saturday, seeing as I have been backing Bristol and Ipswich since January to finish above them despite giving them a 9-12 point head start.
I would have gone to that.
boingrog
I''d love to see billy jones as a winger with steven reid as defender billy can rip defenders apart but reidy is a great all out stopper with a great "reading" of the game it could be magical right side partnership if reidy was injury free he would be a baggies legend
boingrog
The premier league chairmen announced the date for their annual poker tournament today
jeremy peace accepted the invitation
All the 19 other chairmen have decided to go on holiday instead
boingrog
Harry redknapp was found under bournemouth pier living in a cardboard box,what happened?
He played poker with Jeremy Peace!
The Real Bully Hoo.
Boingrog.
Lovely stuff!!!!!!!!
Woodman Corner
All out field positions are relevent, but Albion's priority next season is improving on this seasons goals 'for'. I wonder when Albion will receive something positive regards the Lukaku situation.
Shane Long could have two new strike partners (or competition) next season, and my concern is will they be of the quality of Lukaku and Odemwingie.
Albion's full backs both left and right have done us proud, Jones and Popov get my vote, but we need another Statham, please.
Full backs that are solid and confident in their defensive duties with also the potential to go forward and offer support.
Bomber Brown Bar Revisited
Kev in Mallorca
Trbhoo
Welcome back, things are much the same here except for The Dingle Comedy Show has got much funnier after changing their script writers 3 times, Max has found a wonderful new doctor and is now
advising the moaners among us to cut it out, be positive and more importantly be Tranquiloooooooo!
I for one are glad your back as I'm struggling with a new song which mar mate Simon asked me to help him with and I hear you have a little more spare time on your hands so see what you can do?
To the tune of Queens Radio Ga Ga
Now's your time
We're glad your here
??? ???? ??? ??
??? ???? ???? ??
CLAUDIOOO
All we need is CLAP CLAP
CLAUDIO YACOB CLAP CLAP
CLAUDIO YACOB CLAP CLAP
CLAUDIO YACOB CLAP CLAP
----------REPEAT--------------
CLAUDIO is hereeee
BAGGIE'S DO LOVE YOUUUU
Maybe the first verse isn't needed but give me your thoughts or anybody else for that matter.
I don't mind dressing up as Freddie to help it take off, I've already got the teeth, ooo there's a thought Cantello can yo sing?
Adeu
The Real Bully Hoo.
Kev.
Thanks for your efforts on my behalf.
How about
To wear the stripes
Your finest hour
Again I think this is a brilliant song and surely everybody must know it. It's the same old problem though. How do you get it picked up by the singers. I think we need to move down the Smethwick. It scores over the Gareth McAuley song because the words are similar to the original and easy to remember. Probably better to miss out the first bit and go into "All we need is etc."
Kev in Mallorca
Thanks for that I knew yowd join in the fun, so this is it!
Starts off by slowly getting the crowd to clap to the beat of Radio Ga Ga and carry it on till all the crowd, including Cyril,Max in the East AND THE DEAD PEOPLE IN THE HALFORDS. Surely everyone can clap to create a great atmosphere? Then whoever started the song starts with-----
Now's your time
You have the power
To wear the stripes
Your finest hour
CLAUDIOOOOOO
All we hear is CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
All we hear is CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
---REPEAT AND REPEAT
I'm guna give it a go at the Arsenal game so can you all practice please?
Adeu
The Real Bully Hoo.
Or to finishit off neatly
Claudio Yacob CLAP CLAP
Claudio it's true
Ba-gg-ies all love you
Then if you're still in a vertical plane by that time start it all over again.
We Only Need One Half!
Kev, I would give you a hand but my last effort about Odem bombed!!! seems I am neither Lennon or McCartney, did have this effort though, done at the same time, still to the tune of don't you want me. It was done back in January, hence the Odem reference.
You were loitering at the bottom of the Premeir League
When we beat you. we picked you out
and shook you up
And turned you around
Turned you into something new.
Now 12 months later on your at the foot of the league,
Success is never easy for you.
But don't forget it's us who put you where you are now
And we can sack your manager too.
Don't
Don't you love us? - You know we can't believe it
When we hear you all still bleating.
Don't
Don't you love us? - You know we don't believe you
When you say that your not seething.
It's much too late to find
If you think Mick’s changed his mind
You hoped he’d change it back and now y’ all be sorry.
Don't you luv us Wanderers?
Don't you luv us - oh?. . .
Don't you wish you were us?
Don't you wish it - so-ooooo?
Now there heading for the trap door into Divi-sion 1 -
That much is true.
But arogance means they think there in a much better place
Well Its better than Divi-sion 2!.
The 12 months they have had have been such stale times
Its really flew!.
But now we think it's time they get a grip of themselves
no more non league defeats for you..
Don't
Don't you love us? -
You know we can't believe it
When we see that your still building.
O, Odemwingie,
Scored three goals at the Mol, now it looks like he is leaving,
But the Wanderers will find
They can run but they cant hide,
Cos Odems gonna do yer when he plays for Arry.
Don't you want us Morgan?
Don't you want our crowds-ssss?. . .
Don't you want us Moxey?
You know you need our pounds-ssss?. . .
Pie and Pint for Wulfies
Then we'll fill your gr-ound!
One game at the Molineux,
You know its history bound
One Five at the Molineux,
You know we owned your ground
The Real Bully Hoo.
WONOH.
I remember your original but was unable to comment. That was brilliant but this is sheer genius and as I have an IQ of 438 I don't say that lightly. I've said before you missed your vocation as a statistician but make that staistician/lyricist.
One thing though. Unless 'Arry bankrupts QPR and they go down two divs then Odem won't play against Wolves next season but it doesn't hurt to give them a few nightmares does it?
We Only Need One Half!
Duly noted!
Kev in Mallorca
It's great but do yo fink r cud rememba that on a Saturday afternoon?
Adeu
We Only Need One Half!
Fair point lol
The Real Bully Hoo.
According to the Transfer Rumours page we won't get Lukaku again because Arsenal are lining up a bid to buy him. Makes sense to me that Chelsea are going to sell the best young striker in the country to a rival.
Just seen on the Dark Side Wolves have a new kit deal. I think it was WONOH that thought it might be Primark but it's not and it's not Poundland either, it's not even the local Oxfam Shop. It's Puma and as the article points out they also supply Newcastle United. Mind you they've just taken on Glasgow Rangers as well, not that there's any connection, I mean Rangers will probably shoot back up the leagues.
AndyH
Morning mate,
you probably right with regards to Mboy mate, i suppose i'm finding negative comments in any form about us a little difficult to understand at the moment as, for me, this is maybe the best season since the promotion season 92'93 footballing wise! It certinly is the most fun i've had wathcing us because in some games we have been sublime - and in others we've shown that willingness to dig in and grind it out when needed.
I'll try and be a little more understanding....
Oh, and welcome back mate....welcome back
regards
AndyH
The Real Bully Hoo.
Andy.
Cheers.
Gabbys Elbow
lets just hope that chelski don't come after SC just yet!