West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson is hopeful of concluding a deal to sign Zenit St Petersburg winger Szabolcs Huszti for the remainder of the season.
Hodgson has been preparing his side for Saturday's FA Cup clash with Norwich at The Hawthorns amid ongoing talks with the Russian club about taking the Hungary international on loan with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.
Hodgson is keen to strengthen his wide options in midfield, with Zoltan Gera and skipper Chris Brunt both long-term injury casualties.
Hodgson said: "Huszti is a player who has had a very good career with Metz, Hannover and now St Petersburg, who have been the top side in Russia for two or three years.
"He is a player who comes with a very good CV, a type of player we don't really have at the club, not least with Gera and Brunt injured long term.
"We hope we can finalise the deal with the club and the player himself and he will be a good addition to our squad for the final 16 league games if it all gets tied up."
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I told you morons 11 weeks ago that Ode was going, and iether at Fulham or QPR he will play out wide just like Hodgson plays him, bad luck today, if ye wer owa owa dip an ye wer oww owe dip and yu wer dip an he wor dip, an show he ow ta play footie dip. Zealon's are indistructable morans are not
Alex you talking tactics to someone who know very little about football.
ode is a winger! wow, you learn something new every day.
We do need one as Thomas is the only "proper" winger at the moment, just like Shorey is the only left back. why do you think most attacks are down the left side.
Donald he is a replacement for ode, winger!
I hope he can play at left back.
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