There's another Shane Long transfer rumour doing the rounds today after speculation emerged about the Tipperary man's future yesterday.
We're just two days into 2017 and we've already seen two major transfer rumours surrounding everyone's favourite striker from Gortnahoe, Shane Long. Yesterday, we brought you the news that Slaven Bilic was interested in bringing Long to East London and West Ham.
Today, he's heading West again. But it's back to West Brom. See what we did there?!
Yes, the Mirror are reporting that Tony Pulis is keeping a keen eye on the Irishman following his opening goal of the season on New Years Eve against the Baggies.
Pulis is keen to land a new striker this month and Long is the latest name under consideration at the Hawthorns.
The 29 year-old left West Brom in January 2014 to join Hull but his spell there was brief as he moved onto Southampton for £12m just eight months later.
Long won't be easy to prise away from St Mary's with fellow Southampton striker Charlie Austin out until April with a shoulder injury, reducing Claude Puel's attacking options.
Bournemouth's Benik Afobe and Brentford's Scott Hogan are two alternative striker targets Pulis has in his sights.
The Baggies have a star man in Matty Phillips, but when it comes to out and out striker, they've relied on the temperamental Saido Berahino and inconsistent Salomon Rondon. Would Long change that? Perhaps.
The link with Scott Hogan is another interesting part of the article. Hogan was also linked to West Ham yesterday as part of the double deal with Long. Brentford have asked for minimum 10 million for their hotshot, but it wouldn't surprise us if Pulis managed to swoop in and give James McClean a couple of Irish brethren at the Hawthorns (we're happy to keep calling Hogan 'Irish' until it definitively proves otherwise).
The Saints have only won twice since the end of November, and manager Claude Puel will surely be under a bit of pressure if he doesn't reverse their form soon.
