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Matheus Pereira has already agreed personal terms with a view to a longer stay at West Brom.

The Brazilian, who Albion signed on loan from Portuguese outfit Sporting Lisbon on transfer deadline day in August, has become a fixture in Slaven Bilic’s side in recent weeks and has scored twice and collected two assists in his last three matches.

Pereira, 23, has become a real favourite among the Albion fanbase having proven himself to be something of an on-field entertainer.

He has settled very quickly in the West Midlands, too; good friends with fellow Lisbon arrival Filip Krovinovic, Pereira is happy and enjoying himself under boss Bilic.

Albion have the option to buy Pereira from Sporting for a total sum of £9m next summer - that figure includes the loan fee they paid last summer to acquire his services in the first place - depending on appearances, and or if they secure promotion to the Premier League.

The player himself, though, clearly has an eye on a longer stay than his year-long loan because he has already agreed terms in principle with the club.

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Sporting had originally wanted the option to buy Pereira to be an obligation, but Albion at the time were not willing to agree to that.

“Every club I’ve ever played for, there’s something different,” Pereira said. “At Sporting, at Nurnberg...what has really caught my attention here is how welcoming, how open, how nice everybody is, how they embrace you as part of the family.

“You go to the stadium and it’s packed and the supporters cheer you on. You come to the training ground and everybody, from the cleaners to the CEO, they welcome you and can’t do enough for you.

“Talking about settling in, this has made a massive difference to me.”

Elsewhere, Albion are also understood to be keen on retaining the services of Chris Willock.

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The former Arsenal youngster, who Albion picked up on a season-long loan from Benfica’s B-team, is yet to feature in Bilic’s first-team but he has been scoring goals in the U23s side with regularity.

Another loanee in Grady Diangana has been performing at a particularly high level in recent weeks. They’re performances that have led to suggestions that parent club West Ham United may consider their options in the January transfer window.

As is customary between sides in England, the Premier League Irons have the right to recall Diangana in January, understood to be at any time over a two-week period in January.

Albion lost Harvey Barnes back to Leicester City in similar circumstances last season.