Baggies block Gera departure

Last updated : 14 July 2006 By Paul Farrington
A statement on the club's official website read: "Albion have rejected out of hand Zoltan Gera's transfer request.

"This is in keeping with the Baggies' strategy not to sell any of the key members of the first-team squad."

Wigan made a £10m bid three weeks ago for Gera, and his Baggies team-mates Nathan Ellington and Curtis Davies.

The trio are all said to be unhappy with the Baggies and want a return to the Premiership. Some reports go as far as saying that Ellington has threatened to go on strike until a move is manufactured.