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West Brom fan to get Richard Garlick tattoo after losing Grzegorz Krychowiak bet

A shocked fan who said he would get Richard Garlick’s name tattooed on himself if Albion signed Grzegorz Krychowiak has vowed to go through with his promise.

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Mason Pentreath (left) will follow through with his statement and get a Richard Garlick tattoo on his back (AMA)

Mason Pentreath, from Great Barr, didn’t believe his beloved Baggies would be able to tempt the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder to The Hawthorns.

So he tweeted: “If we get Krychowiak I will get Richard Garlic (sic) tattooed on me.”

The Polish midfielder joined on a season-long loan soon after, leaving Pentreath stunned.

But the 23-year-old, who is a community football coach at Birmingham City and doesn’t have any other tattoos, is going to see through his promise after getting a thumbs up from board member Garlick – Albion’s director of football administration.

“I’m going to have to now!” he said. “I’ve been getting a bit of stick off my mates. I actually tried last week but they didn’t have any spaces left.”

Sky Sports reporter Rob Dorsett, who was outside the training ground on deadline day, noticed the tweet and invited Pentreath down to meet him.

“Funnily enough, Rob then got in touch with the club and they told Richard,” he revealed. “Next thing I know, he’s driving out of the training ground. He gave a cheeky thumbs up when he drove past. My dad said: ‘well you’ve got to do it now’.”

But the big question is, where is he going to get the tattoo?

“Somewhere it’s not visible!” he admitted. “Maybe on the foot or something. I might shorten it, and just get RG.”