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title: "West Brom: Carlton Palmer reacts to Jerry Yates valuation"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2022-11-03T08:10:18Z"
modified: "2022-11-03T08:10:18Z"
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# West Brom: Carlton Palmer reacts to Jerry Yates valuation

**Pundit Carlton Palmer has been reacting to an update on reported [West Brom](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/) target Jerry Yates.**

### The Lowdown: West Brom links

The Baggies have struggled in the [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/) this season, winning just [three](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) of their 18 league games so far. West Brom have scored [21](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/table) goals in those fixtures, leading to [speculation](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20200027/brentford-bournemouth-rangers-yates-blackpool-transfer/) last month suggesting that the club have been watching Yates.

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-rangers-told-4m-could-seal-january-deal-for-jerry-yates/) have recently revealed that Blackpool currently value the 25-year-old at £4m, with Scottish giants Rangers also keen on a transfer.

### The Latest: Palmer’s comments

Palmer, who now contributes for the [BBC](https://icdb.tv/stats/3529/Carlton-Palmer), was talking to [Football League World](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/little-bit-on-the-low-side-pundit-shares-thoughts-on-blackpools-valuation-of-forward-as-brentford-watford-west-brom-and-rangers-circle/) regarding Yates. He believes that his £4m valuation is fairly low and thinks ‘something is bound to happen’ in regards to his future.

*“It’s a little bit on the low side for sure. But he has no proven experience of top-flight football. He wasn’t prolific last year in the Championship. However, he was prolific in League one the year before, scoring 20 goals.*

*“So, you know, he’s making a lot of noise at the moment. Nine goals in 16 games, he’s providing assists and he’s playing very, very well.*

*“Ten Scouts have gone to watch him, so for me, it seems that something’s bound to happen.”*

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### The Verdict: One to watch?

Yates has been hailed as a player who is [“good at everything”](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/hes-good-at-everything-blackpool-hotshot-jerry-yates-praised-by-his-former-boss-and-ex-seasider-3190258) by former boss Richie Wellens, and his displays in recent months have seemingly caught West Brom’s eye. He has played all across the [front three](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jerry-yates/leistungsdaten/spieler/351261), contributing to [11](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jerry-yates/leistungsdaten/spieler/351261) goals in [18](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jerry-yates/leistungsdaten/spieler/351261) second-tier games.

The versatile forward has netted [54](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jerry-yates/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/351261) goals since the beginning of the 2019/20 season and appears to be at the peak of his powers with a career-high [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jerry-yates/profil/spieler/351261) valuation, so he could be just what Carlos Corberan needs heading into the second half of the campaign.