Toby Collyer Returns to West Brom for Good as Ninth Summer Signing
West Bromwich Albion have signed midfielder Toby Collyer from Manchester United on a permanent deal, bringing the 22-year-old back to The Hawthorns on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee (BBC Sport).
Collyer is West Brom's ninth signing of the summer transfer window, as manager James Morrison reshapes a squad chasing a strong Championship campaign. The midfielder knows the club well. He spent part of last season on loan at West Brom, having joined on a season-long deal in August 2025 (WBA.co.uk). United recalled him from that loan before sending him out again, this time to Hull City for the remainder of the campaign — his second Championship loan of 2025-26 (manutd.com). Now he is back at The Hawthorns, and this time the move is permanent.
Collyer came through Brighton's academy, joining the Seagulls at under-12 level after growing up in Worthing (WBA.co.uk). He moved to Manchester United in 2022 and rose through their Academy system, earning England youth caps along the way. His competitive United debut arrived in September 2024 — a 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool that was, for a young player, a brutal introduction to top-flight football (BBC Sport). He went on to make 13 appearances for United in all competitions across the 2024-25 season.
United confirmed the permanent transfer on their official website, noting the deal was subject to registration (manutd.com). West Brom announced it with a familiar headline — "Toby Collyer returns" — and published a fresh interview with the midfielder they titled "The (second) first Albion interview," a nod to the fact that he has already worn the blue-and-white stripes before (WBA.co.uk).
Collyer himself pointed to three reasons for wanting to come back: the size of the club, how much he enjoyed his previous loan spell, and the fact that Morrison was keen to have him (BBC Sport). When a manager pushes to bring a player through the door twice, it usually tells you something about how he rates them.
For West Brom fans, the appeal is straightforward. Here is a player who already knows the building, the staff and the Championship's relentless Saturday-Tuesday rhythm — a midfielder arriving not as a gamble but as a known quantity on a four-year deal. Nine signings in one window is a statement of intent from Morrison's regime. Whether that translates into results is what the next few months will decide.
