West Brom ready to pay Watford ace Troy Deeney club record £100,000-a-week as Tony Pulis eyes £25m deal
Leicester also interested in Hornets talisman but Vicarage Road side want £35m for forward
WEST BROM want to make £25million Troy Deeney their top earner on a £100,000-a-week deal, according to reports.
But they will face competition from Leicester and must convince the Hornets to back down from their £35m demand.
Tony Pulis wants 28-year-old Deeney to bolster his strike force next season's campaign.
Hal Robson-Kanu had that memorable Euro 2016 with Wales but he and Salomon Rondon bagged just 11 league goals between them.
And the Baggies are now front of the queue thanks to their six-figure wage offer plus bonuses, according to the .
But Vicarage Road chiefs know they hold the upper hand because captain Deeney still has four years to go on a deal he signed last summer.
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That is why they are reportedly sticking to a £35m price tag for the man who joined from Walsall in 2010 and turns 29 next month.
SunSport told you last month how Pulis would launch a summer raid for fan favourite Deeney.
That came about because of Deeney's uncertainty about the future under ex-boss Walter Mazzarri.
Deeney has scored 23 Premier League goals in his two campaigns - both of which have been tracked by Pulis.
The Welshman has this week been in China to discuss budgets with the club's owners.