Two days after Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup by West Bromwich Albion, the Baggies have now announced the signing of Daniel Sturridge on loan for the rest of the season. The 28-year-old will be eligible to play for West Brom in their FA Cup fifth-round tie at home to Southampton as he has not featured for Liverpool in the competition this season.
The Sky Sports report that the England international was chased by Inter Milan and Newcastle in recent weeks but he chose to join West Brom for family reasons.
Sturridge has not enjoyed a comfortable stay at Anfield since manager Jurgen Klopp took over in 2015. He has only featured 15 times this season and after picking up a thigh injury, the striker has not been in action since playing in the Champions League against Spartak Moscow in December.
With limited game time this season, the former Chelsea man was desperate to leave Anfield in order to resurrect his start-stop career and be considered by Gareth Southgate for the 23-man England squad for the World Cup in Russia this summer.
And now after he has joined the Baggies, Sturridge told their official website:
“This felt like the right fit. I’ve got friends here I’ve played with before, the manager spoke very well, the challenge with the team and the style of play . . . I just felt this was the right fit for me.”
Following his move from Liverpool to West Brom, our fans gave out a mixed response. Here we bring you the best of tweets.
Sell Coutinho. Don’t replace Coutinho. Try to get Keita in early. Refuse to pay to get Keita in early. Monitor Lemar. Refuse to pay figure for Lemar. Accept both GKs are awful. Refuse to bring in GK. Realise our attacking options are trash. Loan Sturridge to West Brom. Liverpool.
— Matthew Ordish (@MattOrdish) 29 January 2018
How many more players are we not going to replace?
— RJW ⚽️ (@WiggzLFC) January 29, 2018
Absolute joke this window..if any fan is happy with it they need to give head a wobble
— mark vincent (@vinno5) January 29, 2018
— Ethan⭐ (@WelshyWoodburn) January 29, 2018
BREAKING: With the departure of Sturridge, Liverpool are making a last ditch £70M effort to hijack Arsenal’s Aubameyang deal! (via Jüs Kiding)
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) 29 January 2018
If we don’t sign anyone after letting Coutinho and Sturridge leave then get knocked out the Champions League and fail to make top 4 someone will have some serious explaining to do, massive implications if this happens.
— Marni LFC (@marniLFC) January 29, 2018
Imagine Sturridge lifting the FA Cup with West Brom…..
— Ben Webb (@BenWebbLFC) January 29, 2018
If you can’t beat em join em
— Jack (@PassLikeXabi) January 29, 2018
All the best Daniel, love you ❤️
— Simran ✨ (@_ItsSimran) January 29, 2018
Liverpool winter transfer window 2017/18:
In: Virgil van Dijk.
Out: Philippe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge, Matty Virtue, Marko Grujic, Cameron Brannagan, Ryan Kent, Corey Whelan.
— The Anfield Talk (@TheAnfieldTalk) January 29, 2018
Imagine seeing the Sturridge dance in a West Brom shirt. I just can’t
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) January 29, 2018
