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title: "West Brom: Baggies urged to move for Daniel Sturridge"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-baggies-daniel-sturridge-liverpool-trabzonspor-gabriel-agbonlahor-sam-allardyce/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2021-02-17T12:15:15Z"
modified: "2021-02-17T12:15:15Z"
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# West Brom: Baggies urged to move for Daniel Sturridge

**Gabriel Agbonlahor believes free agent Daniel Sturridge would be a fantastic signing for West Bromwich Albion.**

### **Baggies urged to make Sturridge move**

Sturridge has been without a club since leaving Trabzonspor last March, with him also serving a ban for breaching betting regulations ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/02/daniel-sturridge-trabzonspor-contract-terminated-after-six-months)). He has been linked with a move to the Hawthorns in recent days ([90min.com](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-offered-chance-sign-daniel-sturridge-exclusive)), with claims that they have already made contact for him.

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[And now, speaking to Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/west-brom-sturridge-would-be-perfect-signing-for-baggies/), Agbonlahor believes the 31-year-old would be ‘perfect’ for Sam Allardyce and co. He said:

> *“I think he just wants to play football. I’ve been following his social media recently and he clearly just wants to play.*
>
> *“What better move could there be? He’s a West Midlands lad and they need goals. I think it would be perfect.*
>
> *“I hope that can happen and that he can get back to the Premier League because he’s a fantastic player and that’s where he belongs.*
>
> *“He’s only 31 and he’s still got a lot to offer. Everyone wants to see Sturridge scoring goals and doing that dancing celebration that he does.”*

### **Worth the risk**

Sturridge’s injury issues have been well documented down the years ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-sturridge/verletzungen/spieler/47082)), and that has stopped him achieving more in the game. However, he is still a player with a vast amount of quality – at Liverpool, he netted [68](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-sturridge/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/47082) times in 160 matches, and has [118](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/daniel-sturridge/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/47082) goals to his name throughout his career.

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On a free transfer, the Baggies would surely have nothing to lose in signing Sturridge. He knows where the back of the net is and, with just 19 goals from 24 matches ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table)), they clearly need as many strikes as they can get. However, if they do want him, they must move quickly before it is too late, especially with [suggestions](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-offered-chance-sign-daniel-sturridge-exclusive) that Sheffield United have made contact for him.

***In other news, [West Brom tried to sign this fan favourite in January.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-transfer-rumours/west-brom-baggies-salomon-rondon-mbaye-diagne-galatasaray-sam-allardyce-hawthorns/)***