Roman Bednar wants gone for good

Striker Roman Bednar believes his Albion career is over after he was allowed to join Leicester on loan.

The Czech Republic forward has told reporters in his homeland he does not expect to return to the Hawthorns when his loan spell at the Walkers Stadium ends in January.

Bednar, who has not figured for the Baggies in the Premier League for more than a month, believes he has lost the faith of boss Roberto Di Matteo.

The 27-year-old said: "Once the manager let me go, my vision was not to return to West Bromwich. I don't feel confidence in me from him anymore.

"At the moment I just want to be happy and play regularly. I think I have made the right decision.

"This loan has been settled so that I don't warm the bench. I will be doing my best and believe I will gain ground at Leicester.

"The team is of a high quality and, in my opinion, should be somewhere else in the table."

Bednar led an exodus of Albion players leaving the Hawthorns on loan this week with three more of his team-mates heading to the Football League yesterday.

Full-back Gianni Zuiverloon joined Championship side Ipswich yesterday until January 4, although the Baggies will have the right to recall the former Holland under-21 international after the first 28 days of the loan.

Boss Roberto Di Matteo said: "He hasn't figured in our team much and I think it is always best for the players to go and play rather than just play reserves games.

"That's the way we have to work to balance certain things.

"Also, the players want to go and play. That's how we have to look at it sometimes."

Zuiverloon was followed out of the Hawthorns yesterday by teenage striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu, who linked up with League One Tranmere, also until early January.

He joins fellow Baggies youngster Sam Mantom at Prenton Park, after the midfielder made a similar move earlier this week.

And teenage defender Paul Downing has joined League Two Rotherham until January 4 having spent time at Hereford last season.

Luke Moore has also extended his loan at Derby until January with a view to a longer agreement.