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| West Brom sign Liverpool right-back Andre Wisdom on season-long loan | West Brom sign Liverpool right-back Andre Wisdom on season-long loan |
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| West Bromwich Albion have signed Liverpool’s Andre Wisdom on a season-long loan and at the same time secured their goalkeeper Ben Foster on a new four-year deal. | |
| The 31-year-old, who joined the Baggies permanently in 2012, also has an option for a further 12 months and is now effectively tied to the Hawthorns until 2019. | |
| Foster has just returned from the World Cup where he won his eighth cap in the 0-0 draw with Costa Rica. | |
| Wisom is to fly out to meet his new team-mates at the club’s pre-season training camp in Sacramento, California, after passing a medical. | |
| The righ-back, 21, becomes Albion’s sixth signing of the summer after spending last season on loan at Derby County in the Championship. | |
| Alan Irvine said: “I’m delighted to welcome Andre to the club. I’ve spoken to Brendan Rogers, who I’ve known for a very long time and who I trust implicitly. He said Andre would do a good job for us. That was reassuring. | Alan Irvine said: “I’m delighted to welcome Andre to the club. I’ve spoken to Brendan Rogers, who I’ve known for a very long time and who I trust implicitly. He said Andre would do a good job for us. That was reassuring. |
| “You want to find out about the person. You can see the player but you want to find out what they are like as a person. Brendan spoke very highly about him. | “You want to find out about the person. You can see the player but you want to find out what they are like as a person. Brendan spoke very highly about him. |
| “He’s a versatile lad. He’s played as a right-back for Liverpool in the Premier League last season, he also played as a full-back for Derby. He grew up as a centre-back and played on the left side of central defence for Liverpool against Preston on Saturday.” | “He’s a versatile lad. He’s played as a right-back for Liverpool in the Premier League last season, he also played as a full-back for Derby. He grew up as a centre-back and played on the left side of central defence for Liverpool against Preston on Saturday.” |
| Albion’s technical director, Terry Burton, added: “Andre has been schooled at Liverpool and as a result has a good football education. He has gained good experience last year and with the England Under-21s. | Albion’s technical director, Terry Burton, added: “Andre has been schooled at Liverpool and as a result has a good football education. He has gained good experience last year and with the England Under-21s. |
| “He’s a good defender and he looks to enjoy stopping the opposition from playing which is a quality we want our players to have.” | “He’s a good defender and he looks to enjoy stopping the opposition from playing which is a quality we want our players to have.” |
| Wisdom represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level before making his under-21 debut against Israel in September 2011. | Wisdom represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level before making his under-21 debut against Israel in September 2011. |