West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce has given reasons why he passed on the chance to sign Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa, who is a free agent.
According to a report by Skysports, Musa arrived late because of Covid-19 protocols, meaning Albion had run out of money having already signed Robert Snodgrass, Andy Lonergan, Mbaye Diagne and Okay Yokuslu in January.
“We bought four players in so that didn’t fall within our budget,” said Allardyce.
“It was a shame Musa didn’t come in earlier because of Covid and he may have been one of the four we brought in, but because he was the fifth it couldn’t get done.”
Several other Premier League clubs are now linked with the 28-year-old winger, who could also stage a comeback at former Russian club CSKA Moscow.
