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title: "West Bromwich Albion: Fans react to Sam Johnstone transfer news"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-bromwich-albion-fans-react-to-sam-johnstone-transfer-news/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-04-08T11:05:22Z"
modified: "2021-04-08T11:05:22Z"
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# West Bromwich Albion: Fans react to Sam Johnstone transfer news

**Fans of West Bromwich Albion have been reacting to a post on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WBAReport/status/1379825041597169670), which relayed a report regarding the potential sale of the Baggies goalkeeper, Sam Johnstone, this summer.**

According to a report by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2501031/2021/04/07/sam-johnstone-west-brom/?redirected=1), Johnstone is determined to remain in the Premier League next season, be that with Sam Allardyce’s [relegation-threatened](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) side or another interested party, with West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Leeds United all thought to be keen on the 28-year-old.

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It is also reported that, should they indeed drop down to the Championship this summer, West Brom would be open to selling the shot-stopper, with a fee of between £7.5 million and £10 million mentioned by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2501031/2021/04/07/sam-johnstone-west-brom/?redirected=1) as a realistic figure the Baggies would be demanding for a player of Johnstone’s age, profile and contract situation.

However, after [WBA Report](https://twitter.com/WBAReport/status/1379825041597169670) relayed this news on Twitter, fans of West Brom flocked to have their say on the matter, with many appearing furious at the prospect of losing the [£5.4 million-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sam-johnstone/marktwertverlauf/spieler/110864) ‘keeper for the amount quoted in the report.

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### So, what exactly did these West Bromwich Albion fans have to say in reaction to the report regarding Sam Johnstone?

**“Typical West Brom. Selling a £20m player for £7m.”**

[@Hayden\_K\_R](https://twitter.com/Hayden_K_R/status/1379825502190501892)

**“He’s worth at least £12-15m, especially having just had an England call up! Doesn’t make the stupid mistakes that Pickford makes and has been far better than Pickford and Henderson this season, IMO.”**

[@Baggieboy75Mike](https://twitter.com/Baggieboy75Mike/status/1379829258512691202)

**“Poor contract management. Regardless of what anyone thinks, you shouldn’t let this contract situation arise.”**

[@JohnPerks58](https://twitter.com/JohnPerks58/status/1379834689238749185)

**“Same old story.”**

[@Jameswalt101](https://twitter.com/Jameswalt101/status/1379894694293954566)

**“Didn’t we sign him for £10m? Develop him to the point of and England call up and make a loss of £2.5m. Only Albion could do that.”**

[@jon\_hughes82](https://twitter.com/jon_hughes82/status/1379887561661894657)

**“£7.5m for an England goalkeeper. Ha, hilarious.”**

[@AdKido44](https://twitter.com/AdKido44/status/1379885432981315586)

**“Albion business this. Pure nonsense. Buy high sell low.”**

[@HarryWbafc](https://twitter.com/HarryWbafc/status/1379914331496808448)

**“Only Albion would settle for £7.5m.”**

[@ORohomon](https://twitter.com/ORohomon/status/1379948238686535681)

***In other news: ‘Get him signed’ – Allardyce reveals £31k-p/w priority target outperforming every WBA player – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-brom-transfer-rumours/west-bromwich-albion-allardyce-reveals-priority-summer-target/)!***