The form of John Swift is a double edged sword for West Brom
Certain Albion players hitting form during a time when the financial situation is uncertain and the January transfer window is two and a half months away, is somewhat of a double edged sword.
That is very much the case with someone like John Swift, who although injured for a few weeks, has been one of the best players in the division of late.
You want your players to be hitting form and playing well to move you towards the right end of the table, but at the same that advertises the talent Albion have.
There was reported interest in Swift in the summer, but as we have seen this week he wasn't interested in leaving.
I think that interest probably came from his reputation as a creator and being a top technical player during his time at Reading, because last season his performances were at times a bit underwhelming.
He was one of the first to admit his numbers weren't good enough and he needed to improve, and he has done that, both with his numbers and as an all round player.
And that has to happen when you play for a manager like Carlos Corberan. You can't just drift through games, you have to give everything ad he was doing that before this unfortunate injury.
However, despite the injury, I think he will have already attracted attention with his numbers.
Against Preston he was involved in all three of the first goals, and I think it is realistic to predict there will be interest in January.
He will be in the bracket of players Corberan will not want to lose, but given the off field situation offers will need to be considered seriously.
However, they have to be at the right price, and what that price is remains to be seen.
He doesn't return now until the end of November, but if he does return and in that month before the window takes his tally from six goals to say ten, then there could be a scramble for him.
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