West Brom will hope to repeat Romelu Lukaku transfer trick before Monday

West Brom will hope to repeat Romelu Lukaku transfer trick before Monday

Most notably, the Black Country team defeated heavyweight teams and established themselves as top tier stalwarts throughout their eight-year run in the Premier League, which lasted from 2010 to 2018.

Romelu Lukaku, a teenage sensation, was signed by the Baggies from Chelsea in an incredible transfer deal early in their tenure, giving the then-19-year-old his first taste of regular Premier League action.

Under Steve Clarke, the Belgian international would go on to have an incredibly successful season in the blue and white stripes, helping the team finish in eighth place.

The Baggies will be hoping to make a similar deal for a forward who can make an immediate impact and help produce the goals to push West Brom back into the Premier League, since Albion is currently struggling in the striking area under Tony Mowbray.

Many West Brom supporters wouldn’t have predicted Romelu Lukaku, who joined on a season-long loan from Stamford Bridge, to have such an impact in B71.

Lukaku would score his first goal for the Baggies on his debut after being forced to start from the bench in his first three games with the team.

He consistently displayed his goal-scoring ability during the rest of 2012, scoring against teams like Norwich City, Newcastle, Reading, and Sunderland.

Lukaku would go on a purple patch of form at the beginning of the year, exploding in front of goal.

The athletic forward would score twice in a thrilling 3-2 loss to Reading after scoring once on New Year’s Day in a loss to Fulham.

The forward continued his incredible record with a brace against Sunderland at The Hawthorns and a goal against Swansea. Lukaku entered February as one of the first names on the team sheet and helped pull Albion out of a six-game winless run with a goal to complete a famous double over Liverpool.

He scored an amazing hat-trick in the second half of Albion’s historic 5-5 tie against Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United on the last day, and he scored his final goal for the team in a 3-0 thumping away at Southampton.

Albion had a world-class striker on their books for that season, and their league position in the top flight significantly declined season after season after his departure. He used his bulk to hold up the ball and bring others into play, and when given the chance, he had a devastating effect in front of goal.

Lukaku outperformed all of Chelsea’s strikers that season and became the sixth-highest top scorer with 17 goals and four assists from 35 top league appearances when he was in the West Midlands.

Romelu Lukaku West Brom record – 2012/13 season
Season	Division	Appearances	Goals	Assists
2012/13	Premier League	35	17