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West Bromwich Albion forward Oliver Burke has hit the ground running for loan side Celtic after joining them during the January transfer window, but the Baggies’ big loss is actually a blessing in disguise.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the reported £15m addition has failed to make much of an impact at The Hawthorns since his move in 2017, scoring one goal and providing three assists in 21 appearances in total for the west Midlands outfit.

A lack of first-team minutes this term saw him shipped off to Scottish Premiership champions at the beginning of 2019, and he has found the net four times in eight league outings for Neil Lennon’s side to date.

Despite naturally being a winger he has largely featured as a centre-forward for the Glasgow giants, and his form may have led some to believe that West Brom have made a mistake letting him go – especially as they have failed to score in their previous two Championship fixtures.

Is that right?

In a word, no.

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Darren Moore has a wealth of quality attacking options available to him with the likes of Dwight Gayle, Jay Rodriguez, Jefferson Montero and Hal Robson-Kanu, and Burke wasn’t getting selected ahead of them based on what he had shown for the Baggies to date.

Rather than potentially looking on enviously and wishing they still had him for the run-in, Albion should instead see it as a blessing in disguise that he is performing so well north of the border.

It remains to be seen whether he has a future at The Hawthorns but if he doesn’t and he continues to perform for Celtic, either they or another club could choose to bid big for the 21-year-old in the summer which could allow West Brom to reinvest in their squad.