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"West Brom interested in signing Mbwana Samatta from Villa"......please tell me this isn't true  

Could we sign a centre forward from the seals who has a worse scoring record then Austin - HRK or Zohore.
1 goal in 14 appearances, another goal scorer who doesn't score goals.
It's a No thanks from me.

Samatta does have a good goal scoring record through his career though, unlike HRK and Zohore.

He's had one bad season in his career at Villa. I think it looks worse on paper than it actually is, because Smith always take his forward off at 70 minutes no matter what. Some of those 14 appearances will be as sub, which means he came on at 70 minutes. So in blocks of 90, he didn't play that many games. His solitary goal was against City in the cup final, so isn't phased by the big occasion.

I watched him for Genk and always thought he was a goal threat. Genk scored 2 Champions League goals last season and he got them both, including a goal against Liverpool.

He can score if he gets service and crosses. He didn't get that at Villa, hindered by Smith playing 4 central midfielders just to try and grind out results. Admittedly, you could see his confidence sinking in the last few games and he missed headed chances that he would've buried at Genk.

I know I'll be in the minority, but I'd favour him over Grant as he's a proper number 9 who holds the ball up, plays it simple and gets into the box. He's an absolute beast in the air. Grant played on the wing last season and we already have Robinson who is a winger/forward. I feel like we need something different.

I doubt we have any chance of getting him anyway. Villa would never risk looking ridiculous by letting him go to a rival.