West Brom confirm signing of Rickie Lambert from Liverpool

West Brom confirm signing of Rickie Lambert from Liverpool for £3m

• Striker, 33, cost Liverpool £4.5m last summer
• Lambert struggled to get a run in Liverpool side


Rickie Lambert joined Liverpool at the beginning of last season but struggled to get a run in the team. 

West Bromwich Albion have confirmed the signing of Rickie Lambert from Liverpool as Brendan Rodgers looks to trim his squad.

Lambert becomes Tony Pulis’s third summer signing for a fee believed to be just under £3m. The 33-year-old striker passed a medical at West Brom on Friday and will join James Chester and James McClean as the new faces in the squad.

“Albion have completed the signing of Rickie Lambert from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee,” read a statement on West Brom’s website.

“The England international has penned a two-year deal and goes straight into the squad for the tonight’s game at Bristol Rovers.

“Lambert underwent a medical this morning and will travel to the Memorial Stadium with a view to facing his former club. He has been handed the No.17 shirt for the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League campaign.”

Manager Tony Pulis added: “Rickie is a good, strong, solid player who is a great character, good in the dressing room and good on the pitch,” said the Albion head coach.
“We are very pleased to have him on board. He’s a player of great pedigree and we look forward to integrating him into our squad.”

Liverpool signed their former academy player for £4.5m from Southampton last summer but his chances were limited in Rodgers’ team. Lambert made only 12 starts in all competitions for Liverpool, seven in the Premier League, and scored a total of three goals.

Lambert is anxious for the regular first-team football he enjoyed at Southampton which led to international recognition with England.

Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur have all been linked with the Kirkby-born forward this summer.

Guardian