West Brom have agreed a fee for midfielder Scott Allan with Dundee United - and head coach Roy Hodgson believes he will be a great signing. Hodgson is to meet with Allan before the Baggies' FA Cup third-round game with Cardiff next weekend and hopes to be able to complete the deal. Allan, who has won four Scottish Under-21 caps, has been tracked by West Brom for some time now and could become their first signing of the January transfer window. Hodgson said: "It would be very nice if the move for Scott went through. We've followed him for a long time and we're making every effort to persuade him to come to the club. I believe a fee has been agreed. He's coming down and I'll meet him before the Cardiff game. I'm not 100% sure how certain the deal is to be done, but I'm certainly hoping it will be. This is not just a player we're bringing in for the next four or five months. This is a player that we think in the next few years will be an important player for the club." Hodgson has also been linked with making an offer for Rangers striker Nikica Jelavic. The West Brom manager was at Parkhed on Wednesday to see him in action. However, Hodgson is adamant Albion have not enquired about the Croatian international. He said: "Everyone is linked with Jelavic, on the basis that Rangers are in grave financial difficulty. The Rangers manager (Ally McCoist) has said that if they get a good offer for Jelavic they'd have to sell, so I suppose we would join the list of the clubs that are going to be linked with him. It (the Old Firm game) was an opportunity to see the player everyone is talking about but I don't think our name would be at the top of that list as potential candidates for him. I can't talk about the price they're asking for Jelavic, I've no idea, we haven't made any enquiries for him."
Source: FOOTYMAD
