Valero's Albion hope - Exclusive

The £4.7million Spaniard has unfinished business in the Premier League and could return to the Hawthorns next summer, according to his representative Marten Paledes.

Valero left the Baggies in August after a troubled first season in England but he is already earning rave reviews back in La Liga with Real Mallorca, who he has helped to fourth place in the table.

Now Paledes has revealed the 24-year-old might not have played his final game for Albion.

Paledes said: "Borja was very happy last season with West Bromwich Albion. It is a very good club with very good people, starting with Dan Ashworth, who is an excellent sporting director.

"Borja was happy there, working with Tony Mowbray. The only problem was that the club got relegated and the new coach wanted a different type of player for the Championship.

"But we hope Borja can play in the Premier League again. It is the top league in the world at the moment and he thinks that last season was still a great experience, even though it didn't work out as he wanted.

"He feels he learned a lot from his first season in the Premier League and was a better player at the end of the season.

"We hope he will get another chance to show he can play in the Premier League and, at the moment, he is due to go back to West Bromwich next summer."

Valero struggled for form last season following his high-profile move from Mallorca a year ago and it was little surprise when he returned to his former club on a season-long loan.

But no deal is in place for the move to become permanent and financial restrictions at Mallorca could hinder any efforts to keep the midfielder beyond this season.

Paledes reiterated: "At the moment we expect Borja to return to West Bromwich at the end of the season."

Exclusive by Steve Madeley