Hal Robson-Kanu was NOT one of the five big signings I wanted, claims angry West Brom boss Tony Pulis


ANGRY West Brom boss Tony Pulis last night claimed Wales star Hal Robson-Kanu was not his signing.

Pulis cast doubt on his own future by claiming chairman John Williams  failed to deliver his five ‘marquee’ targets.

Hal Robson-Kanu became a wanted man after shining for Wales despite Reading releasing him
Robson-Kanu was a wanted man after shining for Wales despite exiting Reading
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West Brom manager Tony Pulis says Robson-Kanu will be a useful signing but was not a main target
Pulis says Robson-Kanu will be a useful signing but was not a main target
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Wales striker Robson-Kanu, 27, was a free agent all summer following his release by  Reading — but signed  just hours before the transfer window closed.

And Pulis said: “He wasn’t one of my main targets. He was available at the end and we thought he would be a good acquisition — but to say he was one of the marquee signings would be wrong.

“We’d have signed him at the beginning of the transfer  window if he was.”

Williams turned up the heat on Pulis by claiming the Baggies had met the manager’s demands.

But Pulis rapped: “The five players  John has said I was happy with weren’t the marquee players I wanted to bring in.

“There are all sorts of different reasons why those players weren’t brought in, but to try to say they were the five I wanted . . . that’s wrong.”

Robson-Kanu has emerged as a force with Wales and hopes to re-establish himself in the Prem
Robson-Kanu is a force with Wales and hopes to re-establish himself in the Prem
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Robson-Kanu shrugged off his release from Reading to shine in France over the summer
Reading released Robson-Kanu but he was a crucial Wales player in France
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Williams pointed the finger at Pulis for the failure to sign a midfielder after he pulled out of a deal for Malaga’s Ignacio Camacho.

That led to claims he could quit.

But Pulis, who takes his side to Bournemouth today, insists he never considered walking away — although his contract is due to expire next summer.

He is planning talks with new Chinese owner Guochuan Lai once his £200million takeover is completed.

Pulis, 58, added: “It’s important the  new owners decide which way they want the football club to go. It’s no good me talking about my future. I don’t determine my future, other people do.”


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