West Bromwich Albion close in on £1million Gareth Barry deal
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Updated 15/08/2017 at 09:19 GMT
West Bromwich Albion are reportedly close to signing Gareth Barry from Everton.
Everton's Gareth Barry celebrates scoring their first goal
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The 36-year-old midfielder is deemed surplus to requirements in Everton's burgeoning squad and is available for a cut-price £1m.
And West Brom believe that the former England international could be an ideal replacement for Darren Fletcher, who left the club to join Stoke City earlier this summer.
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Gareth Barry of Everton
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Manager Tony Pulis is reported to be keen on the move, and the West Brom boss spoke of his desire to add numbers to his squad following the 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
We need to get some players in and quickly. Everybody from around the football club is waiting for them to come in. They've got to be players that improve us. We will work tremendously hard the next two weeks to give us a better opportunity to do well. The squad's just not strong enough.
We only have 17 senior pros so we need to and we've got a few at the top age so it just needs restructuring.
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