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Player Profile: West Brom midfielder Okay Yoksulu

He’s a lot better than his name suggests!

By Chris Dunlavy

INFLUENTIAL: Baggies midfielder Okay Yokuslu has a key role to play
PICTURE: Alamy

Speaking in praise of Newcastle’s midfield maestro Bruno Guimaraes during the midweek victory over Leicester, Sky pundit Andy Hinchcliffe said the Brazilian possessed the perfect blend of aggression, tenacity and technique.
Much the same could be said of West Brom’s own cult hero, the Turkish international midfielder Okay Yokuslu.
Initially signed on loan in 2021, the 28-year-old made a permanent switch to the Hawthorns last summer following the e...

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