West Brom transfer news: Alan Pardew lining up January swoop for Stoke right-back Glen Johnson
The Baggies are interested in the Potters full-back, and could land him on a free or for a relatively small fee
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ALAN PARDEW is interested in Stoke right-back Glen Johnson.
The West Brom boss will look to land the ex-England international, who could leave the Bet365 Stadium on a free or nominal fee.
Johnson has just six months left on his contract, and has become a peripheral part of the side under Mark Hughes.
He has featured in just four games in all competitions this season - with his last outing coming against Bournemouth on October 21.
The 33-year-old has been at Stoke since 2015 after moving from Liverpool, and has since racked up 58 appearances for the Potters.
He has lost his place in the starting XI to American Geoff Cameron, while teenage starlet Tom Edwards is also preferred instead.
And while the Baggies look to bring in one defender, they could be set to lose their star centre-back.
Pardew recently revealed he has prepared for life after Jonny Evans, should the former Manchester United ace leave in the winter transfer window.
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He said of the Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester target: "I have always thought that you would be slightly naive in your job if you didn't try to cover all the barriers here, the options that might happen and might not happen.
"So there is a scenario that Jonny Evans might move. For sure I have looked at that. There is a scenario that Jonny doesn't move. There is a scenario that someone else moves.
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"What happens if we get another injury to let's say Chris Brunt, then I have him, [James] Morrison and [Nacer] Chadli missing, how is that going to work?
"I have to cover all those and with [technical director] Nicky Hammond, someone I know well and who is brilliant at his job, I am pretty sure we have it all covered. If we do some business in January we will be doing it for the right reasons."