Toby Collyer is set to join West Brom from Manchester United in a deal that starts with an initial £3m fee and rises to £7.6m with add-ons. The transfer also includes a 40% sell-on, so the structure is doing as much work as the headline number. West Brom won the race after James Morrison helped convince T. Collyer to choose the Hawthorns.
West Brom won the race for Collyer
Collyer had been choosing between West Brom and Hull, and BBC Sport reported that West Brom were first seen as favourites before Hull were thought to be leading the race. That sort of swing is common in moves like this, but the final pitch seems to have mattered. James Morrison persuaded Collyer to make the move to the Hawthorns.
The appeal is easy to see from West Brom's side. Collyer has not had a huge amount of senior football recently, and his last five matches produced 126 minutes in total. His average rating across those games was 6.95, which suggests steady if unspectacular form rather than a player arriving with obvious momentum. West Brom are backing the move to give him more of a platform.
The deal structure for United
The fee breakdown gives Manchester United a better return than the opening figure suggests. The club have agreed an initial £3m for the 22-year-old, but the overall package with add-ons is worth £7.6m. Add the 40% sell-on and United have protected themselves if Collyer develops the way West Brom hope he will.
It also fits the type of sale United can make from a squad that finished third in the Premier League in 2025. This is not a cut-price exit; it is a deal built to leave some upside in place for the selling club.
Collyer is still only set to join West Brom, not confirmed as completed, but the shape of the move is already clear. If the last steps go through, West Brom will have landed a midfielder they beat Hull for, and United will have turned a £3m opening fee into a £7.6m package with future value attached.
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