West Bromwich Albion have been handed a significant boost regarding the fitness of Grady Diangana.
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In recent comments cited by Birmingham Live, Valerien Ismael revealed that, after being left out of the Baggies squad for the 1-0 win over Birmingham City on Friday evening, the winger had suffered a slight hamstring strain.
However, the Frenchman went on to state that he expects the 23-year-old to be available for Albion's trip to Swansea City on Wednesday evening.
Speaking about the condition of Diangana, Ismael said: "Grady has a hamstring issue, not too bad. It's a small issue, we didn't want to take any risks for this game. My expectation is that he will come back for the next game against Swansea."
Ismael will be buzzing
While Diangana has not exactly been in the best form of his career this season, being yet to score a goal and providing just one assist over his 11 Championship appearances, the winger nevertheless proved during West Brom's last promotion-winning campaign that he is a player who possesses the ability to fire the Baggies back to the Premier League.
Indeed, over his 30 Championship appearances in 2019/20, the £9m-rated man scored eight goals, registered six assists and created eight big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.6 shots and making 1.4 key passes per game.
These returns saw the player who Lee Hendrie dubbed a "magnificent" talent earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.06, ranking the £36k-per-week winger as West Brom's third-best performer in the league that season.
As such, Diangana is clearly a player with the ability to win any particular match in an instant, and, with the former England U21 international looking to be available for Wednesday's clash with Swansea, Ismael will certainly be hoping for the winger to do so at the Liberty Stadium - an outcome that would leave both the 46-year-old manager and fans of the club buzzing.
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