West Bromwich Albion have completed the signing of striker Shane Long from Reading. The Irish striker has switched clubs for a reported £7m fee, with the Baggies paying the Royals £4.5m upfront and the rest of the money in add-ons. Long has put pen to paper a three year deal at the Hawthorns and becomes West Brom’s sixth signing of the summer and the first they’ve paid a transfer fee for.
Long scored twenty five goals for Reading last season, averaging about one goal every two games as the Royals narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League. He has been with Reading since 2005 after moving to the Madjeski from Cork City and had a year left on his contract with the club.
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