'Difficult to see': West Brom transfer exit prediction as end of summer window closes in

With eleven days left until the window slams shut until January - Albion have currently added five players to their squad for the new campaign.

Four permanent signings were followed by the addition of Manchester United midfielder Toby Collyer on a season long loan.

But amid the talk and hope of further new faces - could anyone be leaving the Hawthorns?

Jonny Drury looks at possible departures and who could go before the end of the window:

Devante Cole

Of all the names in the Albion squad right now - Cole is the one who you could see leaving before the end of the window.

Hardly used since his arrival - it seems Cole has known his place in the Albion pecking order since last summer.

He still has another year on his deal so is well within his rights to stay at the club for another season.

However, we have had links to other clubs and this seems like it is one that could certainly happen late.

There will be clubs in League One who will no doubt be looking for a striker come the final few days of the window and with his League One goal record Cole may just be the man for them.

Whether Albion hold out for a fee, I would certainly doubt considering he came in on a free, but of anyone in the squad he is most likely to go.

Not much fat to cut off the squad

Aside from Cole and after Gianluca Frabotta's departure earlier this month, there isn't much more fat to trim off the edges of the squad.

In the past there has been players they have needed to move on - but it isn't a huge squad on paper.

Are there players who may struggle for game time now and if offers come in Albion will listen? Someone like Ousmane Diakite may well attract an offer and if he does would Albion listen to it?

They could, but the squad is still small and you imagine they will only now entertain departures if more players come in, because like we've said, even with five new additions the squad isn't huge.

Contracts running out

This is something we talked about earlier in the summer. A number of players are out of contract next summer, such as Jed Wallace, Daryl Dike and Josh Maja.

Alex Mowatt has signed a contract extension, but on the others, should bids come in for them with a year left could Albion have a decision on their hands?

Yes they could. A Dike one is near on impossible. Wallace has already received praise from his manager and looks unlikely to go.

Out of the out of contract players, Maja is the only one who would really pick up a decent fee. However, with his injury record and the fact that Ryan Mason has already outlined how key he is, I would say any sale at this stage is highly unlikely.

Tom Fellows

This is the one worry for Albion fans. With talk of Everton still interested in Fellows, the club aren't out of the woods.

They will only be when the window slams shut at 7pm on the deadline.

However, like we have explained in recent weeks their hand is now stronger after Torbjorn Heggem's departure from the club.

If a big, big bid comes for Fellows, it will be really hard for Albion to turn down. By they won't be lowballed at all, there is no need for them to be.

Young loanees

This is probably where I'd predict the most movement in terms of exits. Harry Whitwell has already gone and he excelled on his Forest Green Rovers debut.

Elsewhere, Cole Deeming is highly rated by Mason so he may not leave but there are a host of others who could well depart.

Alex Williams may be an interesting one to keep an eye on. His EFL Cup exploits may have alerted other clubs, but he looks like a back up right back now.