Jay Rodriguez scores stunning first goal for West Brom after £12million move from Southampton
Former Burnley striker hit long-range effort in pre-season against Leicester
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JAY RODRIGUEZ scored a stunning first goal for West Brom in a pre-season game against Leicester City.
The Baggies striker was signed for £12million earlier this summer, after two years of injury hell at Southampton.
The former Burnley striker, 27, had been on the edge of the England World Cup squad in 2014 before a serious knee injury derailed his promising career.
Rodriguez managed just nine Premier League starts and scored only five goals last season.
West Brom boss Tony Pulis jumped at the chance to sign Rodriguez - and in a friendly in Hong Kong, the striker gave a glimpse of what could be to come next season.
On his first start for the club, Rodriguez picked up the ball about 25 yards out.
Turning, he took another touch before unleashing a rocket past Ben Hamer.
Pulis has only made one other signing so far this summer, bringing in Chinese international Zhang Yuning - who has already gone on a two-year loan to Werder Bremen.
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West Brom continue to be linked with a number of transfer targets.
Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs is their top target, with Manchester United centre-backs Phil Jones and Chris Smalling also both on their radar.
Marc Wilson, who played under Pulis at Stoke, could make his loan deal permanent from Bournemouth.
But the Baggies have lost out on Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma, who is likely to move to Stoke on loan.
Riyad Mahrez equalised for Leicester in Hong Kong.
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