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title: "West Brom: Baggies failed in January William Carvalho bid"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-baggies-william-carvalho-real-betis-allardyce-hawthorns-okay-yokuslu-mbaye-diagne-ainsley-maitland-niles-robert-snodgrass/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-02-23T12:10:57Z"
modified: "2021-02-23T12:10:57Z"
---

# West Brom: Baggies failed in January William Carvalho bid

**[According to Spanish outlet La Razon](https://www.larazon.es/laotraliga/20210222/2qnlbd2zljcrxahmby5jjwqsha.html), West Bromwich Albion had an approach for Real Betis’ William Carvalho turned down in January.**

### **Carvalho offer turned down**

The Baggies were busy during the January transfer window, bringing in Robert Snodgrass, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Okay Yokuslu and Mbaye Diagne.

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They also made a loan offer for 63-time Portugal international Carvalho. However, the deal fell apart as the Midlands outfit refused to have a purchase option included in the agreement.

### **Disappointing**

While Sam Allardyce was able to bring in some decent talent last month, Carvalho will feel like the one that got away. The £18m-valued 28-year-old ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/william-carvalho/marktwertverlauf/spieler/100131)) has a strong pedigree in football – he has previously been compared to Patrick Vieira ([Leicestershire Live](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/william-carvalho-leicester-city-transfer-4012399)) and has played at the last three major tournaments for his country.

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Clearly, the Baggies were not able to commit to a permanent transfer given the financial climate, but Carvalho could have been a huge help for a side lacking top quality. There is a reason they are currently 19th in the Premier League table and 11 points from safety, after all ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table)). Only time will tell whether they are able to stay amongst the elite without the help of the former Manchester United target (talkSPORT [via oldtraffordfaithul.com](https://oldtraffordfaithful.com/manchester-united-agree-william-carvalho-fee-2/)).

***In other news, [West Brom fans slam this man after this injury news emerges.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/west-brom-baggies-kieran-gibbs-sam-allardyce-burnley-joseph-masi-premier-league-newcastle-united/)***