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Former West Brom academy star Adil Nabi joins Nuneaton Town on loan

Former Albion academy starlet Adil Nabi has joined Nuneaton Town on loan until the end of the season.

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Adil Nabi. (AMA)

The striker, who is currently on the books of League One Peterborough, will spend the rest of the season at the National League North side.

Nabi, who left Albion for Peterborough in January 2016, said: "I am really happy. The support that Nuneaton have shown and the interest they have shown, I am happy to now come and play my football at this club, which is an exciting one.

"I will have the opportunity here to play football regularly. I spoke with the manager and the chairman about their vision for the club, which is important for me even though I have only signed until the end of the season.

"They want to go up the table and I want to help them do that and progress.

"Being an attacker I want to get as many goals as I can , I want to get a lot of goals, that would be fantastic to help the team win."

The 23-year-old, who was born in Aston, rose through the ranks of the Albion academy after joining the club at the age of eight.

He spent part of 2015 on loan at Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League.