Ex-Chelsea starlet predicted to score bundles for EFL promotion challengers after bargain transfer

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Former Chelsea starlet Jimmy-Jay Morgan has been backed to score bundles this season after a fine start to life at West Bromwich Albion.The 20-year-old has hit the ground running at the Baggies with four goals and two assists in his first five appearances for the club.Morgan scored four times in the first month of the seasonGettyThe England Under-20 youth international joined the Chelsea academy at the age of eight before leaving for Southampton.He was lured back to Cobham over the Saints in February 2023 but failed to make a single senior appearance with the Blues.Jimmy-Jay Morgan statsMorgan spent last season on loan at Peterborough, where he scored 12 goals in 34 League One matches before making the step up a division this summer.Having joined Championship side West Brom on a four-year deal, the attacker has netted in two of his first three second-tier appearances.The most recent of which came in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough, which caught the attention of Adrian Clarke.The former Arsenal midfielder told the EFL All Access panel that Morgan could prove to be a bargain for West Brom this campaign.Reacting to West Brom’s loss to Boro, Hugh Woozencroft said: “They looked great at times during this game – James Morrison’s side. “Isaac Price, and Jimmy-Jay Morgan linking up for the goal. Really well taken goal.”Morgan played for Chelsea’s under-21s side but did not manage to break into the first teamGettyJimmy-Jay Morgan’s going under the radar“I think Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s going a little bit under the radar as well,” Woozencroft added on the EFL All Access podcast.“Coming from Chelsea, four goals, two assists for him. “Now, obviously, they would have preferred the win, but they look a much more dynamic team than they did last season. “And he did say after the game, James Morrison, he wants to add a couple more.“They’ve added Toby Collyer, obviously, from Manchester United; if they can add a couple of quality players, they could be a team to really worry about.”West Brom currently sit in a playoff spot after winning two of their first three gamesGettyAdrian Clarke, who tipped Morgan as among his standout Championship transfers last month, said of West Brom: “I like the midfield with [Ousmane] Diakité and [Jayson] Molumby. “They’re getting younger players, aren’t they? And these are young, hungry players with a point to prove.“Isaac Price, he’s got his whole career ahead of him. He wants to make it to the very top. Same with Jimmy-Jay Morgan. “He’s got his move from Chelsea. Could be a bargain. “I think it’s £4million, which felt a lot because he wasn’t amazing on loan at Peterborough last season.“But Sam Parkin, our friend here at talkSPORT, he told me he watched Rotherham play against West Brom in the Carabao Cup. “He said, Jimmy-Jay Morgan is going to score bundles this season. So he’s seen something in him.”