The £800k tough tackling West Brom 'character' now in role as transfer chief at European club
You have players who earn fan favourite status after playing hundreds of games for a club.
But you also have those held in high regard by supporters even if they only spend a few seasons at a club. That is the case for Gabriel Tamas.
A loan signing who became permanent for £800k from Auxerre in 2010 following promotion to the Premier League - the Romanian defender who spent another three years at Albion and amassed around 80 appearances.
Known for his no nonsense defending - his style saw him well liked among the supporters at Albion.
Nothing fancy or flash, just an old fashioned central defender who really played his part in the first three years of what would turn out to be an eight year long sting in the Premier League for the Baggies.
