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title: "West Brom: Baggies set to miss out on Joe Rothwell"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Championship News"
published: "2022-06-16T16:15:51Z"
modified: "2022-06-16T16:15:51Z"
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# West Brom: Baggies set to miss out on Joe Rothwell

**[West Bromwich Albion](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/) now look set to miss out on transfer target Joe Rothwell as [talkSPORT correspondent](https://twitter.com/alex_crook) Alex Crook revealed that the Blackburn ace is ‘on the brink’ of signing for Bournemouth.**

### The Lowdown: West Brom register interest

The 27-year-old first [joined](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/16309170.joe-rothwell-leaves-oxford-united-join-blackburn-rovers/) Rovers when he made the switch to the [Championship](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/championship-news/) from Oxford United, but failed to come to an agreement over a new deal at Ewood Park, meaning he will now become a free agent at the end of the month.

It was first [reported](https://www.patreon.com/posts/65763857) by Alan Nixon that the Baggies had registered interest in the midfield maestro, alongside his teammate Darragh Lenihan, before the journalist provided a later [update](https://www.patreon.com/posts/sheff-u-target-66370170) in May claiming that the Manchester-born talent was set to speak to all potential suitors ahead of deciding his next destination.

### The Latest: Bournemouth set to sign Rothwell

In a new post on his personal Twitter account, however, Crook [confirmed](https://twitter.com/alex_crook/status/1536980874985619458?s=21&t=j0Meui0kebCJWZqfLvypMA) that it looks like Rothwell has chosen to join Bournemouth ahead of West Brom, after previously coming close to completing a move to the Cherries. He wrote:

“Six months after having a £2m bid rejected AFCB are on the brink of signing Blackburn midfielder Joe Rothwell as a free agent. Also working hard on other deals to strengthen the squad for Premier League return.”

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### The Verdict: Damaging for Bruce

With Scott Parker’s side now being able to offer Premier League football after recently gaining automatic promotion from the second-tier, it was almost an impossible battle for Steve Bruce to win as the opportunity of playing in the top-flight was too good of an offer for Rothwell.

Once [dubbed](https://www.lancs.live/sport/football/football-news/blackburn-rovers-joe-rothwell-praise-21357958.amp) a “super talent” by his former manager Tony Mowbray, the 27 year-old played [41 times in the Championship last season and provided ten assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/158/Show/England-Blackburn), by far the most of any Blackburn player.

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Bruce pulled off quite the coup in managing to bring former Reading starlet John Swift to the Hawthorns, but missing out on a Bosman deal for another player with such impressive creativity is certainly a damaging blow to his hopes of creating a promotion-worthy squad this summer.

[**In other news… West Brom have tabled an offer for one of Bruce’s main transfer targets.**](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-news/west-brom-jed-wallace-latest-transfer-news-rumours-millwall/)